Friday
Budget: The future financial challenges for schools
The chancellor has set out how much money schools can expect in the next three years – but big questions remain
Round-up: the Budget, energy bills and teaching trends
91¶¶Òõ presents its round-up of the biggest news and features articles in the world of education this week
SQA back in the spotlight over exams equality concerns
The beleaguered Scottish Qualifications Authority might be living on borrowed time, but the recent scrutiny over its exam policies has highlighted key equality issues
Thursday
Heads’ budget warning over soaring winter energy bills
Open windows and soaring energy costs could hit school bills, heads warn as Labour claims costs could go up by £80m
Huge drop in school at-risk referrals during Covid
Figures prompt warning about vulnerable pupils ‘dropping off the radar’ during the pandemic
Behaviour tsar hits out at bid to ban isolation rooms
Banning isolation rooms in schools would make classrooms unsafe, warns DfE adviser
Tuesday
More than half of 12-15s in Scotland get first jab
First minister Nicola Sturgeon reveals the latest figures in her first Covid update since Parliament’s October break
We will be ‘forced to close schools’, warn unions
Strike action affecting schools is planned for one week in November, during the COP26 climate summit
Friday
3 simple ways the DfE could improve things for schools
Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Geoff Barton outlines some non-budget-related ways in which the government could actually help schools after another tough term
Schools told to report on catch-up tutoring efforts
Exclusive: Heads say the ‘clunky’ demand is ‘micromanagement’ from an ‘out-of-touch’ government
