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Monday

7th Mar 2022

Teacher pension strikes suspended as talks begin
Exclusive: Teachers at 23 private schools in the Girls’ Day School Trust were due to take part in strike action again this week
Teacher pension strikes suspended as talks begin

Friday

4th Mar 2022

‘Damaging’ faculty plans trigger strike ballot
Union says there is ‘absolutely no sound educational rationale’ for removing principal teachers from schools
‘Damaging’ faculty plans trigger strike ballot
GCSEs: Exam aids ‘not enough to help poorer students’
Exclusive: Schools need more support to help the most disadvantaged students sitting exams this summer, one teachers’ leader warns

Monday

28th Feb 2022

Survey reveals huge variation in school meal uptake
Academic calls on secondary schools to listen to pupil feedback to ensure free meals provision is effective
Survey reveals huge variation in school meal uptake
Girls ‘hiding their mental health issues’ from teachers
Exclusive: The impact of the pandemic on students’ mental health has been revealed by a major new study
Girls 'hiding their mental health issues' from teachers

Friday

25th Feb 2022

Need to know: School leavers’ destinations in 2021
The attainment gap narrowed but only half of school leavers from the most deprived areas got at least one Higher or equivalent, Scottish government figures show
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Wednesday

23rd Feb 2022

Two-thirds of students sexually harassed, study finds
Research reveals students’ confusion over whether sexual comments or touching or grabbing someone are acceptable
Two-thirds of students sexually harassed, finds study

Tuesday

22nd Feb 2022

Strike-hit private school group offers pension scheme extension
EXCLUSIVE: Girls’ Day School Trust staff would stay longer in Teachers’ Pension Scheme under today’s offer – but union says this is not enough to avoid strike

Wednesday

16th Feb 2022

One in five 14-year-olds has skipped school
Girls are more likely to play truant than boys at the age of 14 – as are children from the most deprived areas, new Scottish research finds
One in five 14-year-olds has skipped school, finds survey

Tuesday

15th Feb 2022

Ex CEO calls for GDST to reverse plan to leave TPS
Former Girls Day School Trust chief executive Michael Oakley said he is ‘horrified’ that pensions row has culminated in strike action
glass jar with coins with pensions label on front

Thursday

10th Feb 2022

GCSE Plan B tests are up to heads, says Ofqual
School leaders should use their own judgement over carrying on with tests in case exams are cancelled and TAGs are used again, says Ofqual chief
GCSEs: ‘Decade of failure’ on closing attainment gap
Education Policy Institute report shows the gap between poorer pupils’ GCSE grades and those of their peers has stalled since 2011
Mocks: What to do when a student writes nothing in their exam