Monday
76% of teachers think they should get vaccine priority
Poll follows earlier finding that the majority of the UK public thought teachers should be prioritised for vaccination
ITT review: Newer teachers may not be ‘right’ mentors
Chair of DfE’s ITT market review questions whether providers are sufficiently ‘incentivised’ to support mentors
‘Varied’ success in attempts to bridge attainment gap
Report on five years of the Scottish Attainment Challenge finds that, on some measures, the gap has widened
Diversity in teaching report: key messages
Schools must be more proactive in countering the racism that still exists in education, says landmark report
Prolonged teacher pay freeze risks supply ‘challenge’
Pay restraint beyond 2021-22 could lead to ‘increasingly uncompetitive’ profession, NFER report warns
Revealed: How teacher happiness dropped during pandemic
Teachers experienced low points in life satisfaction in spring and autumn last year, research shows
Friday
Exclusive: Ofsted may grade some schools next term
Watchdog is looking at whether it can carry out graded inspections of schools that want to demonstrate they have improved next term
Geoff Barton to serve second term as ASCL leader
Former headteacher Geoff Barton can now continue to lead the Association of School and College Leaders until 2027
Exclusive: Less than 10 parent-triggered Ofsted probes
Tiny fraction of remote learning complaints led to Ofsted visits after promise watchdog would enforce DfE expectations
Exclusions are never just about an individual child
It’s easy to think that ‘no exclusions’ is about certain children and their classmates – but it’s actually about dramatic systemic change, says Will Yates
Almost 300 unregistered teachers in independent schools
Separate evidence suggests explanation could be ‘eccentricities’ in how teaching qualifications are recognised
