Friday
Number of secondary students with Covid hits 1 in 15
The increase in Covid infections among students in Years 7 to 11 linked to schools’ return, says ONS
Why we can’t rush the review of secondary education
It feels like the review of the senior phase of secondary education in Scotland is being hurried through, writes Emma Seith
Listen to us to avoid more U-turns, heads tell Zahawi
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman calls on government to match its rhetoric on ‘levelling up’ with action
Thursday
Exclusive: Zahawi warned over NHS school Covid tracing
Heads ask education secretary to ‘ensure’ Covid contact tracing system is operating in schools afer surge in cases
The last ‘normal’ school year is a distant memory
A simple table shared by a teacher on social media reveals how long it is since pupils experienced a ‘normal’ school year
Zahawi: Masks in class could return to curb Covid
Education secretary does not rule out a return of mask-wearing in school classrooms amid rise in Covid-related ​absence
Ministers must ‘catch up’ with recovery effort - heads
Heads ‘made sacrifices’ while ‘lamentable’ government lacked direction, union boss to say
Wednesday
Vaccine problem stops UK teachers overseas coming home
Christmas could be ruined once again for UK teachers abroad because their vaccinations are not recognised in Britain
‘Limitations’ to Scottish Parliament education control
Concerns raised that legal ruling reveals ‘arbitrary’ nature of whether Scottish or UK parliament prevails in education matters
Touch typing ‘should be taught to all pupils’
Education secretary told by fellow MSP that touch typing is one of the most useful skills pupils can learn
Johnson: £3K payments for maths and science teachers
Prime minister says new £3,000 ‘premium’ will send the ‘best maths and science teachers’ to disadvantaged schools
