Wednesday
NTP risks ‘sucking teachers out of schools’
Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Munira Wilson also said the programme ‘risks proving a disaster’ during a debate today
Exclusive: Oak to become new UK online academy quango
The government is to hand a new UK-wide online curriculum contract to the remote learning provider, Tes understands
Muir report: key points on future of Scottish education
The long-awaited Muir report was published today, pointing the way to post-Covid education reform
Launch of Muir report on SQA reform branded ‘chaotic’
The publication of the Muir report on the future of the SQA and Education Scotland brought forward amid controversy over exam support materials
Ofsted can have ‘most impact’ on early years, says Spielman
The watchdog’s chief inspector says its next 5-year plan will focus on early years
‘Rationalise’ school data systems to cut absence, says commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza publishes her interim report investigating attendance data collection across the school system
Tuesday
GCSEs: ‘Value’ of DfE league tables under scrutiny
Assessment of performance data comes amid concern over reintroduction of school league tables
School attendance highest since last May
But union leader warns we are ‘not out of the woods yet’ when it comes to Covid-related absences
DfE ‘disconnected’ from reality, says former top official
Former DfE permanent secretary says Whitehall shows ‘surprisingly little interest’ in what those who use or deliver public services think
Monday
Revealed: DfE assessment of Covid policy risks to school staff
Documents outlining the possible impacts of Covid policy in schools released after legal victory for teaching union
15% of places on secondary teaching courses unfilled
Stem subjects are worst hit – a quarter of places on Scottish postgraduate courses for maths teachers went unfilled this year
