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Wednesday
20th Nov 2024
Ofsted says it will not rate ‘individual’ teachers
Watchdog director also says new inspection framework may focus more on ‘statutory outcomes’ and that defining inclusion is ‘very tricky’
Heads’ leaders call for primary tests to be scrapped
The multiplication tables check and phonics screening check are ‘unnecessary’, the NAHT tells the government’s review of curriculum and assessment
Teachers face ‘alarming’ rise in verbal and physical abuse from pupils
Increase in challenging behaviour from children and parents is impacting teachers’ mental health and wellbeing, charity warns
Tuesday
19th Nov 2024
Satisfaction with Scottish schools hits record low
Opposition politicians blame the Scottish government, saying the drop in public satisfaction is a ‘damning indictment of the SNP’s record on schools’
Wilshaw: Longer inspection needed if report card proposals go ahead
But former Ofsted chief backs a return to inspecting teaching as a separate category in school inspections
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Covid inquiry: Money was ‘more important’ than safety of school staff
Councils ‘baulked’ at putting in place safety measures in schools during the pandemic because of ‘the potential costs’, teaching union boss tells Scottish Covid Inquiry
Monday
18th Nov 2024
Covid inquiry: Teachers’ fears ‘downplayed’ in pandemic
Teachers felt their lives – and those of their families – mattered less than political and economic considerations, EIS boss tells Covid inquiry
Private school VAT could have ‘seismic impact’ on life chances
Girls’ Schools Association president says Labour’s ‘rushed’ policy is forcing ‘stark and unfair’ choices on parents
Friday
15th Nov 2024
Out-of-work primary teachers could train as ASN specialists
This is one of the ‘innovative approaches’ to the primary teacher employment crisis being considered by the government, according to Scotland’s education secretary
Use CfE review to ‘embed anti-racist education into every stage’
Anti-racist education should not be ‘a bolt-on’ – it should be ‘presented repeatedly with deepening complexity’ as pupils progress through school
1 in 4 primary teachers has restrained a pupil this term
But most teachers have had no training in how to restrain a student, according to a new Teacher Tapp poll
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