Thursday
Unity Howard to leave influential free schools charity
Ms Howard is replaced by Sophie Harrison-Byrne as director of the New Schools Network
Revealed: Where Covid learning loss has hit hardest
Pupils eligible for free school meals have missed more lessons than their peers, new DfE data shows
‘Divisive’ to exclude support staff from £400 payment
Paying only teachers and lecturers for extra qualifications work ‘ignores’ the input of other staff, say heads
Wednesday
Exclusive: 10% more headteachers in union after Covid
‘Exhausted and stressed’ headteachers turn to unions in pandemic when guidance from DfE is ‘in short supply’
Williamson: School bubbles could be ‘lifted’ for summer
Education secretary says the DfE is considering ending bubbles in schools “as part of step 4” of Covid roadmap so “all children” can take part in “summer activities.”
Banning mobile phones? Where does Gavin get his ideas?
It’s patronising to say schools aren’t tackling phone use – and it diverts attention from big issues, says Zoë Crockford
Tuesday
Williamson working to ‘relax’ school Covid measures
Education secretary speaks out after Department for Education statistics reveal one in 20 pupils were off school for Covid-related reasons on Thursday
Banning phones can be ‘very easy’, say some schools
Teachers and school leaders with ‘challenging cohorts’ tell Tes their methods for successfully banning phones
Sir Kevan: 10,000 schools need longer days immediately
Longer school day could have included tutoring so pupils not ‘pulled out of lessons’ says former recovery tsar Sir Kevan Collins
‘Intensification of Islamophobia’ in Scottish schools
Inquiry finds Islamophobia in schools is ‘particularly challenging’ and children are ‘often excluded’ from school life
Revealed: 7 key changes ex catch-up tsar wanted to make
Sir Kevan Collins told education select committee that schools need a 10-year-plan to recover from pandemic
Use of remote Oak Academy lessons soars by up to 249%
Take-up of online lessons increases as Covid disruption forces more pupils to stay off school
