General
Friday
8th Oct 2021
Tes Quiz: 8 October 2021
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz
Teachers give us hope for the post-Covid future
We’re not over Covid yet – and we are living with great uncertainty about what it will mean for education in the years to come, writes Henry Hepburn
Brow-beating teachers doesn’t help CPD
Most schools take CPD seriously, yet some teachers are still being subjected to humiliating and demoralising behaviour from those who are supposed to be helping them learn the ropes
Listen to us to avoid more U-turns, heads tell Zahawi
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman calls on government to match its rhetoric on ‘levelling up’ with action
Thursday
7th Oct 2021
Exclusive: Zahawi warned over NHS school Covid tracing
Heads ask education secretary to ‘ensure’ Covid contact tracing system is operating in schools afer surge in cases
Extracurricular activities: 4 must-have elements
Extracurricular activities can be invaluable for students but they need purpose, interaction and, most importantly, fun, writes Gregory Adam
The last ‘normal’ school year is a distant memory
A simple table shared by a teacher on social media reveals how long it is since pupils experienced a ‘normal’ school year
Zahawi: Masks in class could return to curb Covid
Education secretary does not rule out a return of mask-wearing in school classrooms amid rise in Covid-related absence
Nobel winner: I owe my success to Scottish schools
Scientist behind groundbreaking work in producing medicines faster says he was ‘incredibly lucky’ to attend school in Scotland
Ministers must ‘catch up’ with recovery effort - heads
Heads ‘made sacrifices’ while ‘lamentable’ government lacked direction, union boss to say
Wednesday
6th Oct 2021
Vaccine problem stops UK teachers overseas coming home
Christmas could be ruined once again for UK teachers abroad because their vaccinations are not recognised in Britain
Somerville under fire over literacy and numeracy data
Data being used for ‘crude’ primary league tables that ‘demoralise’ schools – but education secretary says sampling is not enough