General
Wednesday
16th Feb 2022
Schools in the dark over ‘living with Covid’ strategy
Heads also express concern over future access to coronavirus tests for schools
Covid workforce fund extended until April
The fund is used to help schools facing staffing problems as a result of high absences
Behaviour guidance ‘could lead to schools breaking law’
Exclusive: Schools that follow the DfE’s proposed new behaviour guidance could end up breaking the law through their treatment of SEND pupils, a top lawyer warns
DfE pauses plan to academise schools in Catholic Diocese
Plans to move 19 schools into an academy trust have been paused after unions launch legal challenge
Tuesday
15th Feb 2022
Places on Scottish secondary teaching courses set to rise
But university recruitment targets for primary will be frozen next year despite a government pledge to recruit more teachers
DfE to shake up system for overseeing schools
A new department review warns of ‘internal friction’ and ‘lack of clarity’ in how the government manages schools
Could virtual reality field trips be the future of geography?
Some geography teachers are excited by the idea of using VR, while others fear school leaders could use it to replace real-life fieldwork
Walker: Pupils with dyslexia don’t need a different approach to reading
Exclusive: Schools Minister sets out ambition for country’s schools to become ‘world leaders in literacy’
Monday
14th Feb 2022
Is this the key to tackling low literacy?
Children who struggle with reading benefit from specialist support – so why aren’t we upskilling more teachers, asks Megan Dixon
How changes to TRA powers could impact teachers
The Teacher Regulation Agency may get new powers to broaden how it investigates teachers for serious misconduct – but what might these changes mean for those in school?
Teachers among the worst hit by self-isolation
Schools have some of the highest levels of self-isolating staff out of all the employment sectors, new figures show
9 in 10 teachers say job has ‘adversely impacted’ mental health
Union warns that teachers’ wellbeing can’t be ‘collateral damage’