Wednesday
SEND: Schools ‘forced to pick up pieces’ during Covid
Some pupils refused school places on the basis of risk assessments conducted without their family’s input, says MPs
‘Slow’ attainment gap progress dominates FMQs
Tory leader Ruth Davidson also criticises education secretary’s ‘catch-up’ comments during First Minister’s Questions
DfE criticised for promoting debunked learning styles
Newsletter citing visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles mocked by DfE’s own behaviour tsar
Swinney ‘nervous’ about ‘concept of catch-up’
Pupils have ‘actually learned a great deal’ during the Covid lockdown, says Scotland’s education secretary
Are these education’s priorities for next five years?
Education committee sets out to-do list as Scottish Parliament five-year session closes before 6 May election
Tuesday
Call for National Tutoring Programme public inquiry
Organisation whose UK tutoring consortium was rejected from government Covid catch-up scheme urges investigation
Education is my ‘biggest priority’, says PM
Sector has suffered an ‘absolutely unimaginable year’ because of the pandemic, Boris Johnson said tonight
Teachers and pupils told to Covid test in Easter break
Staff and students will also need to take a rapid Covid test before returning for the summer term
Covid catch-up plans ‘barely scratch the surface’
Government catch-up policies are insufficient to tackle scale of pupils’ learning loss, says Labour’s Kate Green
Deal with school ‘rape culture’ firmly, says Ofsted
MPs ask watchdog about recent allegations of sexual harassment and abuse at independent schools
Number of ASN teachers hits record low
It is crucial that pupils with additional support needs get the support they need during the Covid-19 crisis, warns group of charities
Missing pupil premium value ‘uncertain’, Gibb tells MPs
Schools minister tells education committee he still cannot say how much cash the poorest pupils will miss out on
