Thursday
Covid: Up to 49k hidden cases may be in primary schools
Experts find absence figures have been lower than estimated infection rates in some primary year groups
Education must not go ‘back to normal’ says Mitra
Online learning showed professor Sugata Mitra what education should look like. He argues that reverting ‘back to normal’ would be a disaster
How PE teachers can help to tackle racism in sport
All PE teachers should be teaching racial justice and equity as part of their core purpose, say these experts
Why we shouldn’t ditch in-person parents’ evenings
Online meetings with parents have some advantages but cannot replicate face-to-face meetings, argues teacher Sammy McHugh
Should schools use facial recognition technology?
A plan to introduce FRT in nine schools in Scotland had to be halted after an outcry – but what are the big concerns?
Heads warn of business staff exodus after Covid stress
Schools facing ‘huge’ loss of staff working in ‘crucial roles’ balancing the books amid ongoing financial pressure, leaders warn
Wednesday
Government steps in over TikTok teacher abuse videos
Department for Education says it is ‘engaging with’ TikTok after heads’ warning over ‘highly insulting’ videos
Changes to exams ‘must be bearable for teachers’
Exam reform must not increase the burden on Scottish teachers, says author of report on future of qualifications
How do you solve a problem like maths anxiety?
Once teachers have dispelled the myth that some people just ‘can’t do’ maths, there are five things they should do, says Bobby Seagull
Tuesday
‘Deep concern’ as teachers targeted on TikTok
‘Highly insulting’ TikTok videos impersonating school staff must be pulled down, heads warn
Ofsted: Inspections ‘fair’ despite Covid ‘pressure’
Exclusive: Ofsted insists the best way for it to support the sector is to carry on with routine inspections of schools
Sustainability should be part of all that schools do
Climate education must permeate all subjects and not be put in silos, say headteachers at COP26
