Thursday
Why teachers need research that works in the real world
Academics outline how they work to ensure research into best practice can actually work in a real classroom
Permanent exclusions up 5% before Covid school closures
But overall exclusions and suspensions fell in the year 2019-20 as schools closed to most students in March 2020
Wednesday
Scottish Tories call for no more masks in schools
The party says face masks in school are ‘no longer a necessity’ – even in communal areas
DfE: ITT shake-up moving quickly to maintain ‘momentum’
Official points to ‘interrelationship between speed and quality’ when it comes to radically reshaping teacher training sector
How DfE can ban ‘unsuitable’ school leaders
New DfE guidance sets out how misconduct, criminal offences or failing to uphold British values could see school leaders barred
Tuesday
Meet the Bjorks: The research legacy teachers must know
All teachers should know about this pioneering pair of academics whose research since the 1970s has shaped many key areas of pedagogical thinking
Covid: Record 1.1 million pupils absent from school
Heads say the Covid data shows stark challenges faced by schools at end of academic year
North of England hardest hit by Covid school absence
New data shows one in four pupils off for Covid-related reasons in the North East
International trips: is it too early to start planning?
School trips have been on hold for months but is it safe to start thinking about heading overseas from September? We take a look at the evidence and talk to those planning on jetting off to explore the world
Monday
MPs: DfE’s lack of homeschooling data is ‘astonishing’
Commons Select Education Committee calls on government to create a new register of homeschooled children
Schools should publish their exclusions data, say MPs
New report calls on schools to present data on pupil exclusions and the numbers who leave them each year
GCSEs: Covid rules for exams to relax from autumn term
No need for 2m distance from staff in exams from September, new Department for Education guidance says
