Wednesday
DfE sets target to increase teacher quality by 2024
The DfE has also set a target to reduce the number of new teachers who leave the profession
Strike over pensions ‘inevitable’ at 23 private schools
Indicative ballot for ‘sustained and discontinuous’ strike at Girls’ Day School Trust gets 93% support
Take action over ‘grim’ DfE Xmas party, Zahawi told
Education select committee chair also says efforts to find ‘ghost children’ lost from school rolls have been ‘fairly meagre’
Covid: DfE ‘failed’ heads on wellbeing
School leaders described their experience over the past year as ‘stressful’, ‘challenging’ and ‘exhausting’
Tuesday
Ofsted annual report: 7 key findings
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman’s annual report warns that nearly all children have fallen behind during Covid pandemic
Sturgeon: ‘No discussions’ on closing schools
The potential impact on schools of the Omicron Covid variant was addressed in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon
Why we should teach the ‘why’ before the ‘how’ in maths
In the age-old debate, Peter Mattock argues it makes sense for teachers to come down on the side of teaching ‘why’ first
Charities in ‘serious talks’ over NTP contract bid
Randstad ‘hasn’t got the capacity or the competence’ to deliver NTP, tuition partner tells MPs
Ofsted: ‘Weaker’ schools struggling on curriculum
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman warns pupils have experienced a ‘Hokey Cokey’ education during the pandemic
Only 57 results changed as a result of SQA appeals
SQA publishes appeals data after another year with no national exams in Scotland in 2020-21
Tackling inequality: why you need this teaching tool
Too many teachers struggle to address the complexity of inequality in their classroom, say these academics as they share their tool to tackle the problem
How to support children with allergies
Children with allergies will be anxious about safety in school – but here are six easy ways you can support them
