Thursday
Teachers’ six-day strike over pensions
Private school staff walk out over Wycliffe College’s withdrawal from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Swinney under fire after second no-confidence vote
Education secretary this time faced a no-confidence vote over his role as deputy first minister
Why talk of catch-up tells pupils that they’re damaged
Teachers are used to welcoming pupils back after a long break – they know what support to offer, says Stuart Gardner
Call for deprived areas to develop home-grown teachers
The government’s ‘tunnel vision’ on education is failing disadvantaged communities, the shadow schools minister will warn today
Wednesday
Spielman: Don’t ‘skid across everything’ to catch up
Ofsted chief inspector says schools face ‘tough choices’ on lost-learning teaching post Covid
‘Insufficient’ focus on school ventilation, say experts
DfE recommendations on keeping schools Covid-secure are only ‘helpful up to a point’, scientists warn
Exclusive: Hit on pupil premium ‘offsets’ catch-up cash
DfE ‘attack’ on pupil premium ‘more than offsets’ catch-up cash, 15 local authorities tell education secretary
MAT spent £2.3m on severance and redundancy payouts
One individual was paid £32,000 in major restructuring at Academies Enterprise Trust, accounts reveal
GCSEs 2021: Language teachers upset at DfE ‘blind spot’
Teachers of ‘community languages’ in supplementary schools not allowed to award grades for second year running
Tuesday
How does it feel to be a shielding teacher right now?
I feel lonely and jealous – and like I’ve dropped my colleagues in the middle of a mess, says Heidi Drake
Longer days? Shorter holidays? Watch the resignations
Every time Gavin Williamson makes an announcement, the R (resignation) number increases, warns headteacher Colin Dowland
