Thursday
Westminster has ‘no remit’ for UK-wide online academy
UK government accused of ignoring the fact that the devolved nations have their own education systems – and digital learning platforms
Major academy chain probes staff payments
E-ACT multi-academy trust has flagged up concerns over both staff payments and a contract
‘Levelling up’ could railroad more pressing educational reforms
Arbitrary targets in the levelling up White Paper could risk undermining more structural, and more important, work to reform the education sector, explains Sam Freedman
Why ‘levelling up’ needs to go further
Recent pledges to raise standards will come to nothing if the government does not address the systemic issues that schools face, says Chris Rossiter
Why every school needs to worry about long Covid
School staff are among the employees most likely to suffer from long Covid – but currently, there is no clear guidance on how they should be supported if they do. So what are the problems that sufferers are facing? And what will the consequences be for education if the government fails to take action?
Behaviour: DfE rows back on mobile phone crackdown
The government is calling on heads to ‘mitigate’ the risks of students bringing phones into schools in revised behaviour guidance published today
Wednesday
Levelling up: What schools need to know
This week the government has set out its plans for ‘levelling up’ the country. Here is a breakdown of its plans for education
Need to know: Wales’ plans for extending school day
Welsh schools may add an hour to the school day, with changes to the long summer break also mooted
Want to improve class ventilation? Chop doors down to size
Idea proposed by Scottish education secretary as she lays out plans to improve airflow in schools
What is the future for Northern Ireland’s small schools?
There are too many small schools in the country, according to a government five-year plan for the primary and post-primary sectors
Levelling up: New UK-wide online academy planned
The government wants to set up a new online academy offering lessons across the UK as part of its efforts to level up education, Tes understands
Warning over heads’ ‘spiralling mental health crisis’
School leaders will tell MPs they have been ‘scapegoated’ for government failures during the Covid pandemic
