Wednesday
Lockdown laptops scheme ‘hugely successful’, claims DfE
DfE official also hints at future government efforts to boost digital access for disadvantaged pupils
Sturgeon’s education priorities for the first 100 days
The much-anticipated OECD report on Scottish education will be published in government’s first 100 days, says first minister
Teacher MP grills Dominic Cummings over Covid handling
Teacher Anum Qaisar-Javed asks Dominic Cummings if her pupils were more clued up than the government
‘Insulting’: School support staff’s 1.5% pay offer
Unions representing teaching assistants and other non-teaching staff in schools reject pay deal
Teacher productivity data should not be a zero-sum game
An ill-considered tweet from a political journalist recently made clear that how we measure teacher productivity is not fit for purpose
Heads launch 7-point action plan for Covid catch-up
School leaders make seven recommendations to the government to help schools catch up after closures
‘No-plan’ DfE ‘resistant’ to learning Covid lessons
DfE is showing ‘little energy and determination’ to ensure that its catch-up offer is sufficient, warn MPs
Tuesday
‘Far too soon’ to relax Covid safety in schools
Continued gradual decline in pupil attendance prompts warning from heads over being ‘complacent about lifting Covid restrictions’
‘Crisis not over’ warning as pupil Covid tests plummet
Number of lateral flow tests taken by secondary students and staff has fallen by two-thirds, figures show
Barbs about child-free teachers - a ‘punch to the gut’
Judging teachers based on whether they have children is unacceptable, says Caitlin McIntosh
Exclusive: Teacher training providers may face DfE cull
Department for Educations’s market review of initial teacher training could lead to a significant reduction of provider numbers, sources have revealed
