Wednesday
Ofsted: NQTs need extra help after Covid disruption
Trainee teachers have had less opportunity to learn through school placements because of the pandemic, watchdog warns
Half of teachers need more help on pupil sexual conduct
EXCLUSIVE: Not enough official guidance on allegations of sexual harassment, say 49 per cent of teachers in a Tes survey
PM’s £10m ‘stronger schools’ plan questioned by heads
No 10 says cash for four areas with lower-than-average numbers of pupils in ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ schools is to improve teaching quality
Lockdown: Maths was hardest to teach, say most parents
And 59 per cent of parents believe homeschooling highlighted their own lack of confidence with numbers
Tuesday
Catch-up tsar: Extended school day should be compulsory
‘The more voluntary things are, the less likely they’re going to get to the hard-to-reach bits of your community,’ says Sir Kevan Collins
John Swinney moved out of education role
New education secretary yet to be announced as Swinney takes on Covid recovery post
Need to know: relaxation of Scottish Covid rules
In-person transition visits are permitted from June for future P1 and S1 pupils
Sturgeon makes education promises after election as FM
First minister made no mention of mounting concerns over SQA assessment in her priorities for the first 100 days
Left and right brain? Beware this education myth
The mistaken belief that pupils are either left-brained or right-brained can be harmful in teaching, says Jonathan Firth
Why Ofsted is wrong about TA support for SEND pupils
Ofsted thinks teaching assistants should be given greater subject knowledge – which misses the point, says Rob Webster
Schools ‘need plan’ to cope with new Covid variants
Headteachers say the potential for education disruption from emerging Covid-19 virus threats is ‘obvious’ and needs tackling
Exclusive: Schools could go longer without Ofsted visit
Ofsted and DfE set to extend the statutory window in which schools must be inspected by two more years, Tes understands
