Monday
Safeguarding: How to spot disclosures
Student disclosures can go unnoticed or be dismissed, research shows – here’s how to make sure you identify every one
Free school head to be new social mobility chief
Michaela head Katharine Birbalsingh says she will use the position to develop a society that “provides an equal chance for all”.
Saturday
‘Not enough black headteachers’ says Zahawi
Head calls on education secretary to ‘remove barriers’ to increasing diversity in school leadership
SEND review is a ‘high priority’, Zahawi tells heads
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi tells NAHT conference he recognises the ‘urgency’ of making ‘system improvements’
Act now to control Covid ‘surge’ in schools, DfE told
Unions jointly call on the government to introduce Covid safety measures in schools amid rising case numbers
Move to scrap teacher hours cap an ‘insult’, warn heads
NAHT conference backs emergency motion opposing reported plan to remove the cap on teachers’ directed hours
Zahawi: I’ll put wellbeing at heart of schools policy
Education secretary also vows to tackle pupils’ persistent absenteeism head-on, in speech to school leaders’ conference
Friday
Why levelling up must focus on ‘The Forgotten Third’
The new education secretary’s pledge to tackle illiteracy shows he wants to help children facing the biggest challenges, says Geoff Barton
School anxiety: how teachers can tackle it
On World Mental Health Day, Kate Parker speaks to Mind about the growth in school anxiety and what you can do about it
How to make forest schools work in cities
Forest schools are becoming increasingly popular – but how can an inner-city school provide one with limited green space?
Number of secondary students with Covid hits 1 in 15
The increase in Covid infections among students in Years 7 to 11 linked to schools’ return, says ONS
