Tuesday
Labour’s £14.7bn catch-up plan to boost pupil premium
Pupil premium funds for disadvantaged children should be doubled in Years 1, 7 and 11, Labour says
New bid to secure SQA and Education Scotland reform
Lib Dems aim to ‘secure the will of Parliament’ to remodel the national qualifications and curriculum development bodies
Extended school day: Battle to save the plan heats up
Leaked report of recovery plan for 100 hours’ extra schooling seen as ‘last-ditch’ attempt to force the Treasury’s hand
Friday
Why Cummings’ claims ring true over schools chaos
Dominic Cummings has an axe to grind but his claims of government incompetence sound right to schools, says Geoff Barton
Talk of more teachers ‘a bit rich when pay is frozen’
Government needs to match rhetoric with reality to get teachers behind its Covid catch-up plans, warn heads
Exclusive: Teachers ‘in dark’ over early career changes
Three-quarters of teachers do not feel ‘well-informed’ about new early career system launching in September, poll finds
Long live the education revolution
If Covid has taught us anything, it’s that Scotland’s education system needs to change, says Melvyn Roffe, who would like to see the balance of power tip from those with a vested interest in the status quo towards those better placed to decide what children and young people need
Wednesday
Lockdown laptops scheme ‘hugely successful’, claims DfE
DfE official also hints at future government efforts to boost digital access for disadvantaged pupils
Sturgeon’s education priorities for the first 100 days
The much-anticipated OECD report on Scottish education will be published in government’s first 100 days, says first minister
‘No-plan’ DfE ‘resistant’ to learning Covid lessons
DfE is showing ‘little energy and determination’ to ensure that its catch-up offer is sufficient, warn MPs
