Thursday
Strep A: DfE issues scarlet fever advice to schools
Headteachers should contact their local health protection team if there is an outbreak of two or more linked scarlet fever cases within 10 days
ITT market shake up: ‘16% of trainee places could be at risk’
Experts warn DfE that removing training providers ‘risks exacerbating existing teacher shortages that already plague schools’
Pathological demand avoidance: what teachers need to know
PDA is a controversial label for pupils who display anxiety-driven demand avoidance. Here, special school headteacher Sandy Turner explains what it is and how to support students who present with it
Wednesday
Teaching unions ‘digging in for long haul’ over pay dispute
The boss of striking union, the SSTA, says more teacher walk-outs will be announced on Friday
Keegan’s first education committee: 9 things we learned
The education secretary faced questions from committee MPs for the first time today. Here’s everything you need to know
Schools Bill ‘will not progress’, says Keegan
Education secretary Gillian Keegan says the controversial Schools Bill will not progress in this parliamentary session
‘We cannot ignore the reality of global Covid learning loss’
Three prominent education experts explain why too many people’s willingness to pretend the pandemic had no impact on learning outcomes is creating a dangerous situation for the future
Why it matters whether your students like you
Attachment theory explains how a child’s earliest relationships go on to shape not just how they respond to others but also how they learn. So, what do teachers need to know about attachment? Psychoanalyst Peter Fonagy explains all
Revealed: The staffing challenges at disadvantaged schools
Schools with more pupils on free school meals have more teachers leaving, more vacancies and spend more on supply staff, research shows
Tuesday
Lack of training causing ‘patchy’ RSE, schools warned
Teachers avoid ‘tricky questions’ in relationship and sex education lessons due to ‘lack of confidence’, report finds
Scottish teachers set for two days of strikes over pay
Members of the SSTA and NASUWT unions will follow the EIS by striking in pursuit a better pay offer
MSPs to debate ‘the state of the Scottish education system’
Teachers are being ‘neglected and let down’ and the education system is suffering from ‘badly-drawn reform’ and ‘a failure to innovate’, Tories will say
