Friday
Teachers struggle with parents’ consent on Covid tests
School leader survey finds most heads feel government’s classroom masks policy lacks clarity
Teachers hit out at ‘dialogue’ with Swinney event date
Event scheduled to take place at 4.15pm on first day of the week when all pupils are due back in school buildings
‘We need an autism and learning disability champion’
Scotland could become first country in the world to appoint a commissioner for autism and learning disability
Thursday
Headteachers blindsided by ‘shock’ school return plans
Secondary heads say government’s own education recovery group was given ‘no hint’ that 15 March return would include S1-3
Boarding pupils from overseas can quarantine in school
DfE bows to headteacher pressure to allow pupils returning from ‘red list’ countries to quarantine in school rather than hotel
Wednesday
Budget 2021: ‘Missed opportunity’ to help schools
No extra funding for schools in today’s Budget despite government’s insistence that education is ‘a national priority’
Warning of pupil ‘fear of overload’ on school return
Students have an ‘absolute fear’ of catch-up – but they ‘can’t wait to get back’ to school, say union leadersÂ
Tuesday
‘The GCSE’s days are numbered,’ says its founder
Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE in 1986, believes Covid has shown us that the exam has outlived its usefulness
Pupils’ return to schools: what Nicola Sturgeon said
More details have been revealed about plans to get more pupils back for face-to-face learning in schools
Don’t force primary pupils to wear masks, PM says
Government hits back at Labour council’s suggestion that children at its primary schools should wear face coverings
Catch-up tsar won’t ‘walk away’ from ‘fight’ with DfE
Action to help pupils catch up on lost learning during the pandemic must be ‘fearless’, says Sir Kevan Collins
