Guidance

The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice when it comes to official education guidance coming from the government, inspectorates and governing bodies

Tuesday

22nd Jun 2021

Worried heads ‘need DfE Covid info for September now’
Schools are planning for next term and need answers on Covid testing, bubbles, isolation and 2022 exams, say heads

Friday

18th Jun 2021

Covid: Schools told to plan for more remote learning
Department for Education also asks schools to draw up plans to bring back virus testing sites and reintroduce face masks

Thursday

17th Jun 2021

Transition 2021: What are schools allowed to do now?
The delay in lifting Covid restrictions has put a stop to many planned transition activities. So what can schools do?
‘No, Ofsted - nude pictures aren’t just clumsy’
If we want to tackle sexual harassment in schools, we can’t tolerate the sending of naked pictures, says Sarah Ledger

Monday

14th Jun 2021

Everyone’s Invited: Does shaming schools help anyone?
No one can deny the impact of Everyone’s Invited – but shame isn’t a good driver for constructive change, says Anki Deo

Friday

11th Jun 2021

The government needs to listen to teachers
Those actually engaged in the business of educating young people should be central in the debate about what is – and what is not – working in our schools, writes Emma Seith

Friday

4th Jun 2021

So, Ofsted, you want us to bring Year 11s back in?
The Ofsted chief has called on schools not to send GCSE students home – though it’s not clear why, says Stephen Petty

Sunday

30th May 2021

Wellbeing: is Spices the answer to happier students?
In this moment of re-evaluation, an approach called Spices could be just what young people need, says Jo Steer

Monday

24th May 2021

Teachers can’t solve pupil porn problem alone, says DfE
Schools need support in tackling underage access to pornography Gavin Williamson writes in letter to children’s commissioner

Friday

21st May 2021

Legislation to end compulsory daily worship proposed
Requirement to carry out daily acts of worship ‘simply not appropriate for diverse, multi-belief society’, say humanists

Wednesday

19th May 2021

Masks: We may be guinea pigs, but I can hear pupils now
Despite concerns about the Indian variant, there are aspects of the decline of the mask that make me happy, says Sarah Ledger

Tuesday

18th May 2021

Schools ‘need plan’ to cope with new Covid variants
Headteachers say the potential for education disruption from emerging Covid-19 virus threats is ‘obvious’ and needs tackling