Tuesday
Revealed: 7 key changes ex catch-up tsar wanted to make
Sir Kevan Collins told education select committee that schools need a 10-year-plan to recover from pandemic
Catch-up effort ‘a bit feeble’, says Sir Kevan Collins
Former government education recovery tsar, who resigned over lack of funding for his catch-up plan, warns of ‘blight’ to generation of pupils
Monday
Per-pupil funding for ASN children drops
Total funding has risen but funding per additional support needs pupil has dropped from £4,276 in 2012 to £3,224 in 2020
Exclusive: Covid cost for new science teachers revealed
Most new chemistry teachers unprepared for teaching practicals, a new survey finds – and the Royal Society of Chemistry is calling for £7m to plug the gap
Friday
Eton helps fund sixth form colleges for poorer students
Private school to support Star Academies to open three selective sixth forms in the North of England
Reverse £90m pupil premium ‘stealth cut’ now, say heads
There is ‘no justification’ for change denying ‘vital support’ to 60,000 pupils, school leaders claim
‘Pay teachers £10k top-up to work in weaker schools’
Secondary students in the North five times more likely to attend underperforming school than those in London, study says
Thursday
Call to improve schools to level up ‘education deserts’
One in 25 primary pupils lives in an area with all primaries rated ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’, warns report
Pupil premium ‘stealth cut’ will cost schools £90m
DfE finally admits financial impact of controversial census date shift amounts to £92.4m loss for primaries, although secondaries gain £2.6m
GCSEs 2021: All exam boards in England to offer rebates
WJEC Eduqas to offer 42 per cent exam fee reduction, with other three A-level and GCSE boards yet to give a figure
