Saturday
Teacher is first woman of colour elected as MSP
Kaukab Stewart says ‘while I may be the first, I will not be the last’
Why pupil voice should be central to our teaching
Pupil voice gives children responsibility and nurtures collaboration, leadership and negotiation, says Blair Minchin
What if classroom displays are just a waste of time?
During Covid we’ve had to teach without our classroom displays – and it’s been no great loss, says Amy Forrester
Exclusive: ‘Keep school masks amid Indian variant rise’
Indian Covid-19 variant means ‘now is not the time to abandon masks in schools’ warn teachers
Students want music lessons, so why are they vanishing?
The pandemic saw children more eager than ever to play music but less likely to have access to it. Can the subject be saved?
Refer pupils to new mental health teams, teachers told
New £79m NHS mental health school teams must not simply be a ‘sticking plaster’ says former NAHT president
Friday
Teachers plan further strikes over pensions
Staff plan fresh walk outs as a Devon boarding school consults on TPS withdrawal
Clear scientific advice ‘needed to end school masks’
Lifting of the requirement for face masks in secondary schools should be guided by science, warn headteachers
Half of SEND inspections find ‘significant weaknesses’
And less than half of areas revisited by watchdog were making ‘sufficient progress’ in addressing all major issues, figures reveal
School mask rule set to end despite teacher opposition
Prime minister expected to make announcement on removing requirement in secondary schools next week
