General
Wednesday
12th May 2021
India and China fuel British international school surge
Data from ISC Research shows that, despite the pandemic, international schools have maintained growth over the past 12 months
OnlyFans, abuse and safeguarding: what you need to know
Young people are increasingly vulnerable to abuse online – so how can schools help to safeguard students from the darkest parts of the web?
How can English departments choose the right texts?
Picking which books students will study is a big decision – and shouldn’t just be about what is in the cupboard. Laura May Rowlands offers four key questions to help
Ofsted ‘too close to DfE’ to run school sex abuse probe
National Education Union’s joint general secretary, Mary Bousted, claims watchdog appointed so that government can ‘control’ review
Exclusive: DfE pulls £15m Covid catch-up aids contract
Procurement for teacher resources ended hours before bidding was due to close
Tuesday
11th May 2021
Banned: Teacher found with indecent images of children
A former private school teacher who accessed a ‘paedophile handbook’ has been banned from the profession indefinitely
Covid: ‘Let us keep masks in class,’ say teachers
Teachers should be permitted to retain mask wearing in the classroom if they think it necessary, says union
Face masks still needed in Scottish schools next week
Nicola Sturgeon announces widespread easing of Covid restrictions, but face coverings still required in schools
Covid rules from Monday: All schools need to know
The DfE has updated its coronavirus guidance for schools following yesterday’s major ‘road map’ decision
I love the Teachers’ Standards (and you should, too!)
We’re obsessed with the Teachers’ Standards as NQTs – but only later do we appreciate their value, says Vicki Rotheram
Covid: Attendance shows schools ‘not out of the woods’
School leaders question DfE decision to remove masks-in-classroom rule as new figures show slight drop in attendance
DfE finally hits target on laptops for disadvantaged
A total of 1,313,449 laptops and tablets have been sent to disadvantaged children since the pandemic began