Tuesday
GCSEs 2021: Heads condemn autumn exams plan
School leaders warn that the autumn exam series for GCSEs and A levels ‘creates more problems than it solves’
Why DfE’s textbook plan undermines teachers’ Covid work
The DfE’s plan to publish resources undermines trust in teachers – and will create extra workload, warns Stephen Lotinga
Friday
Exclusive: Recovery at risk as school staff cuts loom
Schools are having to ‘lose people who should be in front of children just to balance the books’, warns heads union leader
Exclusive: ‘Unacceptable’ DfE failure over off-rolling
Delay to government consultation on keeping track of children not in school is ‘ridiculous’, says teachers’ leader
GCSES 2022: Exam plan needed by summer, say heads
Teachers need to know ‘exactly how next year’s exams will work’ by the end of this term, says NAHT union
Scottish election: Teacher-training pledges ring hollow
Thursday
National Tutoring Programme ‘too restrictive’ say heads
Heads’ union reports ‘frustrations’ with the catch-up scheme and say it’s not reaching schools in every part of the country
Dear Mr Williamson, school funding is in crisis...
In an open letter to the education secretary, this head argues that schools’ financial situation is untenable
Gibb: Schools that ban phones ‘have higher test scores’
Minister says evidence supports school mobile phone bans – but heads tell DfE to instead focus on ‘big policy issues’
Schools ‘won’t lose out over pupil premium change’
Minister says individual schools will not lose funding ‘as a direct consequence’ of pupil premium census date change
