Wednesday
Tougher safeguarding rules: All teachers need to know
‘Strengthened’ DfE safeguarding guidance covers sexual violence and harassment, peer-on-peer abuse and nude images
Longer school days ‘is the right thing to do’, says PM
Boris Johnson says he supports increasing length of school day after it was omitted from government Covid catch-up plans
Why Eton and Star want to set up selective sixth forms
The recent announcement that Eton College and Star Academies will open new selective sixth forms in the North of England and the Midlands generated much debate. Here, Tom Arbuthnott and Lisa Crausby provide more detail on the proposals
UK pupils lost third of learning time during pandemic
Pupils in England, on average, lost 61 out of 190 days of schooling between March 2020 and April 2021, research finds
Tuesday
Covid: Government to measure air quality in classrooms
Pilot scheme will measure carbon dioxide levels in classrooms and explore options for improving ventilation
Covid catch-up: How schools are being set up to fail
Catch-up guidance has been phrased to make schools responsible for the government’s failures, says Adam Riches
Schools can choose to keep bubbles this term, says DfE
Bubbles due to be scrapped from 19 July, but preparations should be made to reintroduce them in the event of local outbreaks, says new guidance
At a glance: Covid absence grows to 1 in 10 students
With school bubbles set to be scrapped, secondary students off school due to Covid have risen seven-fold since half-term
Monday
Covid: School bubbles ‘to be scrapped from 19 July’
Education secretary Gavin Williamson will make an announcement on relaxing Covid restrictions in schools tomorrow
Minimum school clothing grant increased to £120
The new minimum clothing grant for Scottish primary pupils is £120 and, for secondary students, it is now £150
