Wednesday
DfE’s 485 ex-teacher recruits ‘unlikely to stop school closures’
DfE announces it has found 485 ex-teachers to cover Covid absence but latest data shows 44,000 teachers and school leaders off
Guided play ‘sometimes better’ than direct instruction
Play-based learning may have a more positive effect on younger children’s early maths skills than traditional teaching, according to new study
Tuesday
Covid pandemic ‘clearly’ not over, DfE admits
We’re not on our way out of the Covid crisis so deciding if there has been enough catch-up cash is ‘risky’, warns DfE recovery chief
Commissioner calls for real-time attendance data
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza reveals she is in talks with the DfE about creating live data showing who is in school
Extra £5m for ventilation in Scottish schools
Funding for school ventilation comes after long-running concerns over measures to guard against Covid in schools
Covid: 315,000 pupils off in the first week of term
Around 1 in 12 teachers absent from school last week, new DfE figures show
Covid catch-up mentor scheme 92% off target, DfE admits
The government’s flagship programme is a long way short of its targets for tuition and mentoring, new DfE figures show
Use of online lessons has risen ‘threefold’
Oak National Academy has seen huge increases in the take-up of its online lessons as Covid has kept pupils and teachers out of school
Monday
Covid: Nearly 1 in 4 teachers say absence having major impact
Almost half of teachers surveyed by union say they are being expected to cover lessons
ITT applications fall by 23%
The government can’t rely on the Covid recession to ensure that enough new teachers are entering the profession, leader warns
What the figures say: Scottish standardised assessment uptake
The Scottish government reintroduced literacy and numeracy testing last year – but how many pupils sat the tests?
What school uniform approach says about Scottish education
Although most Scottish schools favour school uniform, policies increasingly focus on affordability
