Primary

Thursday

23rd Dec 2021

Covid: Wider primary pupil jab rollout under review
Vaccination is to be offered to at-risk pupils aged 5-11 – but questions remain about extending jabs for all in this age group, scientists say

Wednesday

22nd Dec 2021

Covid-19 vaccine approved for primary pupils
The jab will now be offered to 5- to 11-year-olds who are clinically vulnerable or who live with someone in this group
Omicron variant: Decision on primary school pupil Covid vaccine 'very likely' by Christmas

Friday

17th Dec 2021

More than 1 in 20 primary pupils have Covid
New data leads to calls from unions for more measures to prevent disruption to education
Tes round-up: Omicron, school nativities and early years

Tuesday

14th Dec 2021

Primary literacy and numeracy attainment hits lowest level
Small gains in narrowing the attainment gap have been reversed by the pandemic
Primary literacy and numeracy attainment hits lowest level

Monday

13th Dec 2021

Many children ‘not receiving any music education’
Survey finds 15% of Scottish primary teachers say music is ‘non-existent’ or ‘practically non-existent’ in their schools
‘A lot of children are not receiving any music education’

Thursday

9th Dec 2021

Why you need to embed music into every lesson
Involvement in music fosters important life skills – but too often, it’s relegated to the bottom of the list, say these teachers
Curriculum: Why you need to embed music into every lesson

Wednesday

8th Dec 2021

3 long-term areas of focus for primary catch-up efforts
An author of a major NFER report on primary attainment over the pandemic outlines three key areas where policymakers and schools should focus future efforts to have the biggest impact

Tuesday

7th Dec 2021

Primary maths: 5 ways to support struggling pupils
Primary teachers must provide more opportunities for problem-solving to pupils slower to grasp maths, says Jon Parsons
Primary maths: 5 ways to support struggling pupils
Hancock calls for primary pupils dyslexia check
Former health secretary Matt Hancock calls for new dyslexia check and reveals he was not diagnosed until university
Matt Hancock has called for all pupils to be checked for dyslexia before they leave primary school.

Monday

6th Dec 2021

Omicron, nativities and the DfE: Another fine mess
Schools are being told what to do by those with no concept of the reality of running a school – and it’s only making an already tough situation a lot harder, explains Geoff Barton

Sunday

5th Dec 2021

More catch-up cash ‘needed for 3-month reading gap’
Primary pupils still three months behind on reading at end of 2021 summer term despite recovery efforts, says report
Covid catch-up Extra catch-up school funding 'needed to close 3-month reading gap'

Friday

19th Nov 2021

Pupils ‘should learn about climate change at primary’
Two in five people do not believe that environmental issues are currently being taught well in the UK education system