Wednesday
‘Insulting’: School support staff’s 1.5% pay offer
Unions representing teaching assistants and other non-teaching staff in schools reject pay deal
Teacher productivity data should not be a zero-sum game
An ill-considered tweet from a political journalist recently made clear that how we measure teacher productivity is not fit for purpose
Monday
Extended school day opposed by 6 in 10 parents
News comes after 91¶¶Òõ revealed ministers weighing up compulsory half hour extension or voluntary 8am-6pm opening hours
Half of teachers want remote working to stay post Covid
Research finding for Teach First comes as charity proposes reducing timetable for teachers in disadvantaged areas
Saturday
Exclusive: 8am-6pm extended school day on the table
Government said to be weighing up whether to opt for mandatory extra 30 min extension or to fund a longer, voluntary 8-6 school day
Teachers ‘suffering increasing parent abuse online’
During Covid teachers have come under increasing pressure to provide 24-hour support to families, says NASUWT
Friday
A longer school day? Why can’t we let children play?
An extended school day would eat into precious time for children to just be themselves after Covid, says Yvonne Williams
Violence and abuse of teachers ‘becoming normalised’
Restorative behaviour approaches criticised by union, which says violence against teachers is often unchallenged
