Thursday
SNP manifesto blunder over contact time creates a stir
Apparent SNP pledge to reduce contact time by 90 minutes per day turns out to be an error – the party meant per week
‘Angry and worried’ teachers on strike over pensions
Staff at two independent schools are on strike today over plans to withdraw them from the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme
Call for inquiry into teacher Covid infections
‘Proper investment’ needed from government to make schools ‘safe’ in the future, says medical expert
Monday
Exclusive: Thumbs down to longer day and shorter breaks
Catch-up: Parents see pupil wellbeing support as more important than extended school days and reduced holidays, Ipsos Mori poll finds
Covid: Should pregnant teachers be going into school?
With the Covid vaccine not widely recommended for pregnant women, Emma Sheppard looks at the issue of their safety
Friday
Teachers ‘need immediate cut to devastating workload’
Efforts by the DfE to remedy problem have ‘clearly not had the desired effect’, teachers’ leader warns
Why unions aren’t doing enough to tackle workload
Lobbying the government on workload isn’t enough when ministers have been turning a deaf ear, writes Yvonne Williams
‘Stark warning’ over future of academy teacher pensions
Academy trusts could follow independent schools in removing staff from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, the NEU union warns
‘No justice’ in pay freeze for Covid’s hero teachers
NEU leaders accuse education secretary Gavin Williamson of wanting teachers ‘on the cheap’
