Thursday
Why teachers must feel able to talk up their strengths
Education suffers if teachers are defined by shortcomings and constantly feel under attack, hears Henry Hepburn
The ‘scandal’ of the NTP procurement deal
Sam Freedman explains why the procurement process for the delivery of the National Tutoring Programme was flawed – and has led to problems with the catch-up scheme
Wednesday
Schools risk teaching about ‘world that won’t exist’
Most teachers say that climate change is not ‘meaningfully’ embedded in the curriculum, as a student-led bill on climate change gets second reading in Commons
What is Curriculum for Wales?
The new curriculum will officially get underway in Welsh primaries this September – so how are things changing and what will the impact be on qualifications?
Early years staff ‘need to be treated like educators’
In an article to mark Childcare and Early Education Week, the Early Years Alliance warns of the damage being caused by a lack of government investment in the EYFS sector
Tuesday
Masks to continue in Welsh schools until half term
Following February half term the expectation is that schools will decide if masks and other measures are necessary
Schools’ return fuels rise in pupil Covid cases
With an increase in Covid cases among under-15s in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has resisted calls to lift guidance on face masks in schools
‘Nigh on impossible’ to hire supply teachers, MPs told
Schools are struggling to plug the gaps caused by Covid-related staff absence, leaders tell Commons education committee
Monday
DfE ‘wastes’ 1000s of face masks on primary schools
Exclusive: Confusion as DfE sends face coverings to primaries
The deal that tried to transform teaching - and almost did
In 2001, the McCrone deal attempted to give Scottish teachers better pay, status and prospects – and less admin. Twenty years on, Emma Seith looks at the legacy of one of the UK’s most ambitious education reforms
£1,000 for schools to support vaccine roll out
DfE also announces 1,000 more air purifiers for schools – despite previously saying any more would be a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’
