Wednesday
Teacher pay freeze will have ‘severe impact’, says STRB
Unions condemn government decision not to award pay rise to most teachers in 2021-22 – and the timing of announcement
Attainment gap ‘narrowing’ but progress deemed too slow
Social Mobility Commission report also considers private education, rural schools and impact of Covid
Mobile crackdown may only amount to advice, admits Gibb
Decisions on mobile phone bans in schools will be left to ‘the profession’, minister suggests
Fears over ‘lost generation’ as huge numbers off school
‘Bitterly disappointing’ to see Sir Kevan’s catch-up plans dismissed, says head
The alarming link between poor vocabulary and behaviour
A new study looks at the link between behaviour and vocabulary in two cohorts of children 30 years apart – the findings are striking and surprising
Tuesday
Exclusive: Schools ‘swamped’ by DfE Covid bureaucracy
Outgoing leader of biggest primary MAT uses Tes interview to call for schools to lead a ‘bottom-up’ education recovery
Heads told to trace Covid contacts despite DfE guidance
EXCLUSIVE: Urgent warning over reports that new DfE guidance on Covid contact tracing in schools is not being followed
Why isn’t government helping schools with ventilation?
It’s unacceptable for ministers to stress the need for good ventilation and then leave it up to schools, says James Bowen
Social mobility report: what it says about Scotland
Education attainment gaps are narrowing but are still ‘substantial’, according to Social Mobility Commission report
Covid: 9% of teachers consider keeping child off school
EXCLUSIVE: Teacher-parents more likely than non-teachers to consider keeping child off school in final week, poll shows
