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
ITT review will ‘help, not hinder’ teacher supply
EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the ITT review also claims it is a myth that either higher education or school-based providers are “in the crosshairs” of the new reforms
Covid: Schools closing ‘could be behind drop in cases’
Expert suggests cases being detected among young people may be dropping now schools have shut for the summer
Friday
Exclusive: Ofsted accused of ‘adversarial’ ITT ‘agenda’
Recent teacher training downgrades by the inspectorate reflects concerns the government has about the sector, Tes understands
Exclusive: Wave of pupil sex abuse ‘violating’ teachers
Tes’ #TeachersToo survey shows one in four female secondary teachers has been sexually harassed or abused in past year
‘Boys wrote rape threats in books they knew I’d open’
Ex-teacher talks to Tes about her “brutal and shocking” experience as part of Tes’ #TeachersToo sexual harassment exposé
‘Teacher pay freeze spells 8% fall in pay since 2007’
Analysis shows ’astounding’ drop in real terms pay of experienced teachers in 15 years when next year’s pay freeze is factored in
School Covid tests may be ‘as effective’ as isolating
New study finds daily Covid tests on contacts instead of asking them to self isolate could be as effective in controlling virus spread
Teachers shouldn’t need anonymity in order to speak up
In a liberal democracy, it is not healthy for education professionals to feel inhibited about publicly expressing an opinion and taking part in debate
