Monday
Social mobility tsar feels ‘sorry’ for private schools
Katharine Birbalsingh says privately educated pupils ‘rely on tutors’
Omicron: What schools need to know
We outline the major changes in the government’s latest guidance for schools
Capacity in Welsh school system on edge as reform dominates
Changes to the Welsh education system bring a lot of positives – but teachers cannot keep on adding more jobs to their workload in these difficult times, explains NAHT Cymru director Laura Doel
The key battlegrounds for Labour’s new education team
Laura McInerney sizes up the new Labour shadow education team and where they need to focus their efforts if they are to win the hearts and minds of teachers
An approach to tackling attendance that really works
The CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust explains how a school in its group boosted attendance – even during the pandemic – and what others can take from this, amid a renewed focus on this pressing issue
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
Schools’ financial reality under new attainment plan
The government has announced a shake-up of the Scottish Attainment Challenge, which means that some local authorities will get less funding, writes Emma Seith
Education needs to banish the old language of prejudice
The debate over ‘academic’ versus ‘vocational’ proves that some of the language in education has become tainted by prejudice, writes Henry Hepburn
Schools need their Covid reality to be recognised
Teachers are facing unprecedented challenges at the moment, so why are policymakers pushing ‘business as usual’, asks Jon Severs
