General
Friday
18th Jun 2021
School dinners: a fresh way to teach about diversity
Few things can teach us more about other cultures than food, says Gemma Hargraves, whose school is planning a week-long celebration of international cuisines
How to create a paperless classroom
Costly, messy and environmentally questionable, paper is increasingly making way for tech-enabled classroom alternatives. Rhodri Smith reveals how he started the transition with his school’s science students
We’re too quick to pick sides on education fads
Supposed fads such as growth mindset encourage us to pick a side, and quickly. What’s missing is nuance, writes Jon Severs
Thursday
17th Jun 2021
Teacher ‘brain drain’ falls for first time since 2012
Fewer teachers have left the profession last year to change career or move into other education systems
Transition 2021: What are schools allowed to do now?
The delay in lifting Covid restrictions has put a stop to many planned transition activities. So what can schools do?
What did OECD say when it last scrutinised Scotland?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s long-awaited report on Curriculum for Excellent is imminent
‘No, Ofsted - nude pictures aren’t just clumsy’
If we want to tackle sexual harassment in schools, we can’t tolerate the sending of naked pictures, says Sarah Ledger
Revealed: The extent of the pupil premium ‘stealth cut’
With 100,000 pupils becoming eligible for FSM in the autumn term, pupil premium policy change could cost schools £124m
Pandemic sees 21% rise in pupils on free school meals
News of 300K extra children eligible for FSM between January 2020 and 2021 likely to fuel criticism of DfE over pupil premium ‘stealth cut’
Extending school day shouldn’t be a priority, say heads
Most school leaders think one-to-one catch-up tuition should be main focus of Covid recovery effort, new poll shows
Wednesday
16th Jun 2021
Revealed: What new £25m DfE tutor plan will deliver
Most tutoring under DfE’s flagship NTP will be provided on a 1:3 basis to provide both ‘value for money’ and ‘high impacts’
Naked images can be safeguarding issue, says Spielman
Ofsted chief says responding to instances of sexual harassment such as nude images is a ‘difficult issue for schools’