Secondary
Tuesday
Vaccination progress ‘needed before mask rule change’
Student vaccinations must be ‘virtually complete’ before rule on masks in schools changes, says biggest teaching union
Need to know: SQA exams 2022
When do the 2022 exams start? When do they end? And which Higher subject has the longest exam? We answer these questions and more
Monday
GCSEs: DfE wants to ‘learn lessons’ from 2020 grading
Research project aims to reveal the ‘fairness’ of different methods for measuring students’ attainment
Don’t over-rely on Covid vaccine, heads warn ministers
Government must not put all its ‘eggs in one basket’ when it comes to Covid safety, say school leaders
Zahawi pushes student Covid jabs as virus cases soar
Education secretary writes open letter to parents on the importance of Covid vaccinations and testing for school students
A levels: Stem gender gap larger in wealthier schools
A-level computing has the most skewed ratio between female and male entries, new analysis of DfE data shows
Monday
Wait for NTP training is ‘disgraceful’ say heads
Union leader criticises NTP training for some teachers starting in November – 20 months after pandemic crisis hit schools
3 in 5 students want teamwork to be tested in GCSEs
Almost half of students with the lowest grades say GCSEs did not help them progress, research shows
