Tuesday
DfE behaviour push risks ‘inaccurate’ view of schools
Headteachers reject ‘unhelpful’ impression that bad behaviour is rife in most classrooms
‘Shocking’ inaction on school ventilation, say teachers
Boost classroom ventilation or risk ‘major’ Covid disruption to education, teaching unions warn government in open letter
Monday
GCSEs 2021: Gibb and Ofqual chief to be grilled by MPs
MPs will also ask exams regulator and schools minister about 2022 GCSE and A-level plans
Williamson ‘outdated and out of touch’ on phones
School leaders say they are ‘mystified’ over education secretary’s ‘fixation’ with mobile phones
Thursday
Grade gender gaps widen during pandemic
Scottish qualifications data shows the gap between girls and boys receiving an A grade has grown in past two years
GCSE results 2021: ‘No long-term teacher assessment’
Nick Gibb thanks schools for managing ‘difficult’ system this year – but says TAGs are not here to stay
Tuesday
A levels 2021: Williamson ‘can’t remember’ own grades
Education secretary Gavin Williamson fondly recalled his own results day but could not remember his actual results
SQA exams reform: ‘rushed policy is bad policy’
Zeal for exam reform must be tempered – because policy mistakes made in haste are hugely difficult to undo, say Jo-Anne Baird and Louise Hayward
Monday
A-level results 2021: What the Ucas data can tell us
Data from Ucas offers encouraging insights into the value young people place on education – but it will still be a results day like no other
SQA results 2021: Don’t scrap exams in push for change
With SQA results day 2021 fast approaching, one school leader looks at what can be learned from the most turbulent of years
