Thursday
The National Institute of Teaching: All you need to know
The contract for the National Institute of Teaching was announced today – but what exactly will the organisation do, where is it based and who’s behind it? 91¶¶Òõ gives you the lowdown
Most ECF tutors and mentors say workload ‘too much’
Nearly half of early career teachers are finding it difficult to spend time on the ECF training programme alongside their teaching workload
Exclusive: Randstad bid to run catch-up despite missing targets
The DfE ‘has work to do’ to convince schools of the merits of the National Tutoring Programme, warn unions, as new DfE data shows patchy take-up
‘Vital’ schools given ‘seat at safeguarding table’, says review
National review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson says schools’ role in safeguarding should be strengthened
Covid: Nearly 1 in 4 pupils persistently absent in autumn term
DfE data shows illnesses, including Covid, pushed number of persistently absent pupils to 1.6 million
What changes to grievance meeting law could mean for schools
After claims the government wants to broaden the scope of who teachers can bring to grievance meetings, an education lawyer outlines the rationale for the change – and what the legal impact could be on teachers and schools
Walker: We’ll make England the best place in the world to be a teacher
Minister for school standards Robin Walker writes for 91¶¶Òõ to outline why the government believes a new pay offer and access to more NPQs can help drive a new perception of teaching in England
Wednesday
Why it’s right to include schools in children’s social care overhaul
Children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, outlines why new proposals to bring schools more closely into the social care system are to be welcomed
‘Lack of clarity’ over schools being forced to join MATs
Government sets out how it plans to ensure all schools join multi-academy trusts by 2030 – but ‘what happens if schools do not play ball’, union leader asks
Fifty officials invited to DfE Covid Christmas drinks
The details have been revealed in a new report penned by civil servant Sue Gray, out today
DfE must act ‘urgently’ on ‘ghost’ pupils after Covid
Commons Education Select Committee calls on government to tackle ‘elephant in the room’ after data shows 124,000 pupils have still not returned to the classroom
Attendance focus shows why good ventilation in schools still matters
While ventilation was the big topic in the pandemic to reduce infection risks, academics say that if the government want to focus on boosting attendance to further minimise disruption to education, it’s a topic that should be on the agenda again
