General
Monday
27th Sep 2021
Exclusive: Gibb adviser promoted in DfE shake-up
Tes also understands former headteacher Mark Lehain is tipped to be new Department for Education special adviser
How extracurricular activities can help pupils grow
Bringing structure to our extracurricular activities boosts the children’s wider development, explains this leader
Why doubling PPA could help tackle the attainment gap
Teach First is calling for the doubling of PPA time in disadvantaged schools to narrow poverty-related attainment gap
5 listening mistakes we are all guilty of
Active listening is a key part of problem-solving, says Ollie Ward – and getting it right means avoiding these mistakes
Zahawi: ‘We won’t let school attendance fall’
Around 1.5 per cent of all pupils were not in school for reasons connected to the coronavirus on 16 September
Friday
24th Sep 2021
Use school catch-up data to assess recovery, DfE told
Former commissioner says government should gather schools’ Covid catch-up activity data to measure national recovery progress
Prep teachers stressed by ‘intrusive’ lockdown parents
One in four private school teachers found parental involvement stressful during remote learning in the pandemic, report reveals
Why Nick Gibb’s parting shots prove we need a change
As schools minister, Nick Gibb fuelled a trad vs prog battle that should be consigned to the past, says Geoff Barton
National LGBT-inclusive education resources launched
Scotland says it is ‘first country in the world to embed LGBT-inclusive education right across the curriculum’
Why lockdown learning loss shouldn’t cloud the gains
An over-emphasis on ‘lost learning’ does a disservice to teachers’ work during Covid, say these researchers
Exclusive: Schools ‘need record cash in perilous times’
The NAHT school leaders’ union says ministers need to increase school funding above levels seen in 2010 to meet challenges ahead
Should we get rid of school inspections for good?
The announcement about the return of school inspections in Scotland has sparked debate about whether they are necessary, writes Emma Seith