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Friday

28th Jan 2022

Tes essentials: Mask confusion, behaviour and teacher stress
A round-up of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week
Tes essentials: High Covid pupil absence in schools, face mask confusion, the Early Career Framework, GCSEs and academies
The ECF: teething problems or is change certain?
The Early Career Framework was designed to support new teachers when ‘the learning curve is steepest’ and make their new job a little less daunting. However, Grainne Hallahan discovers that for new teachers – and their mentors – the framework itself is proving one of the hardest parts of the job. So what’s going wrong?
ECF: What can we learn its first term?
Covid: Cases rise in primary and secondary pupils
Latest government data shows Covid rates only rose among school pupils last week
Covid rates are only going up in two age groups: primary and secondary school pupils
KCSIE: How to research applicants’ online profiles
In light of proposed changes to this year’s Keeping Children Safe in Education document, suggesting schools carry out social media searches on prospective candidates, a lawyer outlines how schools would have to approach this new requirement
4 key points when researching job applicants' social media profiles
Why cutting study options is a big risk to social mobility
The government needs to U-turn on its plan to defund applied general qualifications like Btecs – or many disadvantaged young people will drop out of education, warns Geoff Barton
Diminishing study options risks further eroding social mobility
We need to let teachers peer into the evidence unknown
With the research on cognitive science embedded, we should seek out new areas to boost learning, says Jon Severs
Moving, learning
The Tes quiz: twizzles, tycoons and Titanic
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
The Tes quiz: 28 January 2022
10 questions with... Jenny Watson
The primary head talks about the importance of saying ‘yes’, avoiding quick fixes and being a cheerleader for the school
Questions, Jenny, Watson
Schools told to keep masks as Covid cases surge
Public health directors in areas across the country want schools to retain masks because of high local Covid rates
Local public health directors in some areas have called for masks to remain in communal areas of schools.

Thursday

27th Jan 2022

DfE to be quizzed over ‘piecemeal’ careers education
MPs will investigate the DfE’s approach to careers education – which has been labelled ‘piecemeal’ by heads
Is Scotland complacent over Teacher Induction Scheme?
For 20 years, Scotland has been guaranteeing NQTs a one-year post in a school – but other countries are catching up
Complacent, Induction
Covid: Church delays ‘unfair’ school inspections amid staff absences
SIAMS director warns it would be ‘unfair and unwise’ to resume school inspections amid ongoing disruption
The Church of England has said its SIAMS inspections will remain on hold for most of next month.