General
Wednesday
6th Dec 2023
Visa crackdown: what schools need to know
Here is the essential information that teachers and leaders need about the government’s latest immigration plans
DfE can’t yet give end date for RAAC crisis, MPs told
The education secretary, answering MPs’ questions on a range of issues, says some schools are still waiting for a second RAAC building survey
231 schools now confirmed as having RAAC
Education secretary Gillian Keegan tells MPs that three schools with RAAC are still operating a hybrid model, with some pupils doing remote learning
Monday
4th Dec 2023
DfE to scrutinise MATs’ absence data
Chief scientific adviser to the DfE has called for further analysis of school attendance data to understand where intervention is needed
Teaching union announces new pay dispute
NASUWT declares a second formal dispute with Gillian Keegan over what it claims are ‘deliberate’ delays in setting a remit for the independent teacher pay body
Almost 1 in 3 parents struggle with costs of sending children to school
The cost of school uniforms is one of the most pressing concerns for parents, according to a survey by Parentkind
Saturday
2nd Dec 2023
News podcast: New shadow schools minister speaks to 91¶¶Òõ
Join the 91¶¶Òõ News team as they discuss an exclusive interview with Labour’s new shadow schools minister, Catherine McKinnell
10 questions with... Gareth Conyard
Gareth Conyard, joint chief of the Teacher Development Trust and a former civil servant, speaks to 91¶¶Òõ about the importance of treating people well and why we shouldn’t expect teachers to be ‘heroes’
Friday
1st Dec 2023
Call to tackle air pollution in every city school in Scotland
Air-quality monitors in schools are essential for the health of pupils and staff, a teaching union will say this weekend
Covid inquiry: Faster action ‘could have kept schools open’
Matt Hancock tells inquiry that government ‘had to pull every lever’ by January 2021, including closing schools, because Covid cases were so high