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Jewish pupils face ‘regular and hostile abuse’
Former Ofsted chief highlights the ‘extraordinary’ security measures required in Jewish faith schools as he reveals the interim findings from his review into antisemitism in education settings
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Teachers in Scotland can ‘volunteer’ not to self-isolate
Deputy first minister responds to concerns over self-isolation exemptions for school staff
Schools given ‘flexibility’ on January return date
But Downing Street urges schools not to 'deprive' children of education this week
‘De facto school closures’ ahead, warns MP
Commons Education Select Committee chairman Robert Halfon asks why there is no 'army of volunteers' for education during Covid pandemic
Just one pupil permanently excluded last year in Scotland
New figures also show teacher numbers are rising – but one in five new teachers failed to secure work this year
DfE’s plan for 12- to 15-year-olds’ second Covid jab
The Department for Education contacted secondary schools today about the roll-out of second doses for 12- to 15-year-olds
Heads’ ‘shock’ over ‘expensive’ DfE air purifiers
School leaders criticise government's 'lethargic' response to air filtration devices
Target date for reducing class-contact time is revealed
Class-contact time in Scotland is very high in international terms, but government has committed to 90-minute reduction
Scottish schools will not close early for Christmas
New Covid safety advice for schools in 2022 will be released by the end of this week
Covid: Pupil absence rises by nearly 30,000 in fortnight
But latest attendance data 'underestimates the scale of the issue', heads' union warns
Primary literacy and numeracy attainment hits lowest level
Small gains in narrowing the attainment gap have been reversed by the pandemic
Youngest pupils at greater risk of obesity after pandemic
Data shows rising numbers of pupils at risk of being overweight or obese since Covid pandemic started
21 schools have Ofsted deferral requests rejected
But new data suggests watchdog is increasingly willing to defer school inspections
Teacher pay offer is ‘disappointingly marginal improvement’
New teacher pay offer in Scotland reveals lack of understanding of teacher workload, say unions
Daily Covid tests: What schools need to know
Covid contacts as young as 5 will be expected to take a week of lateral flow tests in new national approach
School leaders ‘in dark’ on Omicron contact testing plan
School leaders say lateral flow test plan for children as young as five feels 'rushed'
Omicron: Heads warn of school closures
Teaching union calls for staggered school start in January amid fears new Covid variant will cause 'chaos' in schools
Many children ‘not receiving any music education’
Survey finds 15% of Scottish primary teachers say music is ‘non-existent’ or ‘practically non-existent’ in their schools
47% of ‘outstanding’ schools inspected this term lose status
Ofsted's new inspection data shows nearly half of top schools downgraded, but says that schools fared better this term than pre-pandemic under curriculum-focused framework
Survey of 16,000 teachers shows support for Covid measures
Survey results come after union calls for early school closures before Christmas
DfE pushes teacher training shake-up start back to 2024
£35.7m unveiled for ITT changes now due in September 2024 but sector says fears over reaccreditation process "ignored"
Call for teacher training shake-up delay
UCET has written to the schools minister to call for an urgent reprieve on first round of ITT reaccreditations amid Omicron rise
What would you do with a teacher sabbatical?
A national education body has proposed sabbaticals as a way to improve teachers' skills and drive innovation
Commissioner concerned by ‘significant’ drop in SQA appeals
Commissioner highlights ‘the unjustifiable narrowness’ of appeal grounds in 2021 – particularly when it came to discrimination
School sickness at highest level as Covid cases soar
Pupils off sick at highest rate since September 2020, as Covid cases shown to be greatest among school students