Thursday
School staff more likely to catch Covid than other workers
Teacher concern as new ONS data shows educators 37 per cent more likely to catch coronavirus than other workers
Schools plan for remote teaching as Covid cases soar
Large trusts and school leaders reveal their contingency plans if forced to deliver remote teaching next term
How to improve Covid testing uptake in schools
The advice comes in new research that also reveals around a third of parents and pupils report not carrying out regular Covid-19 tests
Pupil absence a ‘stubborn concern’, Ofsted warns
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says ‘we must do all we can’ to make sure children are in classrooms
RICs: what do they offer?
New report looks at three years of Regional Improvement Collaboratives in Scotland and suggests that the pandemic may have helped prove their worth
Ofsted concern over pandemic impact on Year 7 pupils
Ofsted inspections found Year 7s were particularly hard hit in terms of being ready for secondary school
5 things teachers need to know about girls with ASD
Now that research is breaking down the myths around girls and autism, here’s what teachers can do in their classrooms to support them
5 Christmas class activities that don’t involve films
If you can resist the pull of Hollywood, there are other ways to keep pupils engaged at the end of term, says teacher Alan Gillespie
Could iQTS solve the UK’s teacher supply shortage?
The iQTS scheme will enter a pilot phase next year and could allow many more talented graduates to achieve a UK-backed teaching qualification – but there are issues lurking underneath that could limit its impact, finds James O’Malley
Third of heads fear new teachers will quit over ECF
Workload warning over framework designed improve retention of early career teachers
