Tuesday
Will government’s £750k crackdown on rape culture work?
The government has set aside £750k to tackle rape culture in schools – but is money alone enough, asks Ian Rivers
Parents withdraw pupils from school mental health help
Families opting out of government scheme due to ‘stigma’, pilot school warns
Exclusive: £121m for Institute of Teaching over 6 years
DfE seeking bidders for Institute to train 1,000 new teachers a year – but trainers question ‘value’ of the scheme
Private schools should be ‘phased out’, says report
There is ‘no place for private schools’ in a country that sees education as ‘a public good’, report argues
Monday
Scottish election 2021: Tories’ manifesto for education
The Conservatives want to keep exams and introduce a national Covid ‘catch-up’ tutoring scheme
£750K scheme to target ‘sexual bullying’ in schools
Government plans bullying crackdown as Ofsted investigates concerns of a ‘rape culture’ in schools
Friday
Scottish election 2021: Lib Dem manifesto for education
The Liberal Democrats want play-based education until age 7 and for teachers to earn at least £30,000 a year
Exclusive: DfE’s valuation of ‘stealth’ cut kept secret
DfE won’t reveal its estimate of its savings from cutting school pupil premium funding for the poorest, in case of ‘harm’ to its reputation
‘Most primary schools ‘don’t offer collective worship’
In a poll, 1,400 teachers reveal how their schools are in breach of DfE ‘duty’ to provide daily collective worship
Thursday
Bring back principal Stem teachers, say Lib Dems
A return of principal teachers is part of the Liberal Democrats’ plans to boost Stem education in Scotland
‘Flood’ of new teachers ‘a risk’, warns DfE adviser
But recruiting surplus teachers could pay off if aligned with Covid catch-up plans, says member of ITT review group
