Wednesday
Schools to get trial runs before joining academy trusts
Gavin Williamson expected to announce a ‘try before you buy’ approach to support MATs to grow
How many Education Scotland staff experience bullying?
More than one in 10 Education Scotland staff have reported being bullied or harassed over the past year
‘Don’t overdo the doom’ on lockdown reading decline
Primary pupils have lost the equivalent of two months’ reading ability over lockdown, according to new report
Teacher CPD plan ‘could stop thousands quitting’
England ‘lags behind other countries’ on time teachers spend on professional development, new research finds
Tuesday
Heads back call for breakfast club expansion
Union pledges support for ‘expanded’ breakfast clubs after Labour calls for them to provide ‘additional learning time’
Some teachers need ‘complete break’ not summer schools
While some staff may have energy for summer schools, others will need a break ‘after the year they’ve had’, sector leader warns
‘Not enough’ poorer pupils have tutors, says Oak head
Government is ‘pushing’ higher targets for disadvantaged children reached by catch-up tutoring, says NTP leader
Could sewage help to stop Covid outbreaks in schools?
Scottish government advisers looking into wastewater monitoring as an ‘early warning system’
Are teachers’ lunch breaks under threat now, too?
We’ve all adapted to new timetables this year – but we need to make sure our lunch breaks aren’t lost, says Clare Owen
Primary school attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
Teacher absences are now the lowest they have been since last October, new DfE attendance data shows
Exclusive: Half of catch-up tutoring yet to start
National tutoring scheme says schools have ‘flexibility’ to delay tuition – but heads criticise ‘overcomplicated’ system
Schools to share £1.8bn for building improvements
Funding for school maintenance and repairs rises by 20 per cent – but this follows cuts to wider school capital budget
