Secondary
Monday
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
Exclusive: Most teachers are against scrapping GCSEs
Only a fifth of teachers back growing calls for the GCSE to abolished post-pandemic, a 91¶¶Òõ survey shows
Friday
91¶¶Òõ Awards 2021: Secondary school of the year
Sedgefield Community College is an ‘exceptional school’
‘Sudden rise’ in FOI requests about student assessment
Teachers should not gather any evidence for freedom-of-information requests over the summer, union says
‘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
SQA retains Sturgeon’s support despite imminent demise
First minister would not be drawn on whether ‘traditional’ SQA exams will take place in 2022
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
‘Most’ SQA course changes to continue next year
National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher modifications to free up classroom time will largely continue next year
Wednesday
GCSEs 2021: Williamson ‘expects’ exam fee rebates
Education secretary asked why schools have to spend ‘thousands’ on A-level and GCSE exam fees despite teacher-assessed grades
Williamson: No immediate switch back to pre-Covid GCSEs
Williamson says package of measures for 2021 exams likely to be used to support 2022 cohort
Tuesday
Exams plan for 2022 ‘revealed by start of school year’
The response to OECD report on Curriculum for Excellence will be led by former GTCS boss Ken Muir
SQA replacement ‘will take time’, says Somerville
New exams approach recommended by the OECD will not happen overnight, says education secretary
