Tuesday
Covid: Pupil absence jumps by 100K in two weeks
Nearly a quarter of state schools also have more than 15 per cent of teachers and leaders off work
Teachers told to get pupils ‘up out of their seats’ to learn
Pupils should be physically active throughout the day – not just in PE lessons, MSPs have been told
‘Nigh on impossible’ to hire supply teachers, MPs told
Schools are struggling to plug the gaps caused by Covid-related staff absence, leaders tell Commons education committee
Less than 2 in 5 teachers feel confident in their role
Exclusive: New survey shows rising workload concerns and a sharp drop in confidence of school staff during Covid pandemic
Monday
Need to know: DfE’s plans for academies
Senior officials from the DfE faced MPs’ questions about academies and finances this afternoon. Here is everything you need to know
Pausing music ‘not intended to imply’ subject ‘hierarchy’
Ofqual chair Ian Bauckham responds to teacher anger over his suggestion to tackle high staff absence by suspending ‘specialist subjects’
1 in 8 schools record high carbon dioxide levels
But DfE insists that most schools can tackle these high readings with ‘quick fixes’ such as opening windows
The deal that tried to transform teaching - and almost did
In 2001, the McCrone deal attempted to give Scottish teachers better pay, status and prospects – and less admin. Twenty years on, Emma Seith looks at the legacy of one of the UK’s most ambitious education reforms
£1,000 for schools to support vaccine roll out
DfE also announces 1,000 more air purifiers for schools – despite previously saying any more would be a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’
Friday
Tes essentials: Zahawi, face masks and phonics
A round-up of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week
Why it is time to mark McCrone’s card, all these years later
First in new series of Tes Scotland investigations will look at the long-term impact of the seminal report on teachers’ working conditions
