Primary

Monday

28th Feb 2022

Primary pupils with long Covid more likely to have poor mental health
New data findings have fuelled calls for ‘urgent’ mental health resources for schools
Primary pupils with long Covid more likely to have poor mental health
‘4 in 10’ primary teachers buy books for their class
Teachers are ‘resorting to resourcing their classrooms themselves’, warns charity
'4 in 10' primary teachers buy books for class

Wednesday

16th Feb 2022

Primary-age pupils to be offered Covid jab
The government today confirmed 5- to 11-year-olds will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine on a ‘non-urgent’ basis

Monday

14th Feb 2022

Just 1 in 5 primary teachers receive ongoing geography support
Exclusive: Call for non-specialist primary staff to be given more subject-specific support

Friday

11th Feb 2022

Covid: Poorer pupils extra month behind in maths
Disadvantaged pupils are now further behind their classmates in maths than they were at the start of Covid, according to a new EEF report
New research suggests the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in primary schools has grown by a month in maths

Thursday

3rd Feb 2022

Covid impact on education ‘a national disaster’
MPs warn that teachers fear some pupils have become ‘feral’ and are suffering ‘extreme separation anxiety’ as a result of lockdowns
Covid impact on education 'a national disaster'
DfE-funded maths centre ‘unfairly promotes’ CBeebies show
But national agency says it only featured Numberblocks on its site to ‘help teachers and parents’ support maths learning
DfE-funded maths centre 'unfairly promotes' CBeebies show

Wednesday

2nd Feb 2022

Primaries can work together on curriculum, says Ofsted
Inspectorate says it does not expect subject leads in primary schools to be experts across multiple areas
Ofsted has produced a new blog setting out what primary school subject leads can expect from deep dives

Monday

24th Jan 2022

DfE ‘wastes’ 1000s of face masks on primary schools
Exclusive: Confusion as DfE sends face coverings to primaries
DfE 'wastes' 1000s of face masks on primary schools

Wednesday

19th Jan 2022

DfE phonics teaching approach ‘doesn’t work’
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi urged by more than 250 experts to end ‘phonics vetting’ and give teachers control over resources to teach reading
pupil reading from a page with finger following words

Tuesday

18th Jan 2022

School starting age: what is happening in Northern Ireland?
Strong support for reform in schools system that has one of the youngest starting ages in Europe
Starting, Age, Northern Ireland

Friday

14th Jan 2022

Ofsted: ‘Outstanding’ primaries ‘more likely’ to be downgraded
The majority of ‘outstanding’ primary schools inspected in the autumn 2021 term were downgraded, analysis shows
Downgrade