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DfE study of 9,000 five- and six-year-olds reveals findings on behaviour, predicted outcomes and parent engagement

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5 ways to keep snow days in the home learning age 

There is still plenty of scope to enjoy the snow, regardless of how Covid has transformed online learning, says Gemma Clark

Under 1 in 3 pupils turn to teachers when worried

School leaders need to address loneliness, sleeplessness and stress among students, finds report

No compulsory redundancies at SQA, vows Somerville

The 'clarity and certainty' over jobs comes after a union ballot shows 84.4% back industrial action over SQA reform plans

‘Grave concerns’ over teacher mentoring

Lack of time for school mentoring puts Early Career Framework and teacher training placements at risk, providers warn

Anti-vax protesters ‘should go nowhere near teachers’

Education secretary says the police can and will take action if anti-vaxxers target schools

Teachers want relevant CPD - not motivational speakers

Teachers want to be supported to improve their classroom practice – not subjected to another motivational speaker, argues Stuart Farmer

Teachers to vote on strike at 23 schools over pensions

NEU members at the Girls' Day School Trust balloted on national walkout over withdrawal from the Teachers' Pension Scheme

Teachers’ duty to help ‘woke pupils fight for beliefs’

The Girls' School Association president will call for relationships and sex education training to be made compulsory for new teachers

Teachers should aim for ‘good enough’, not perfection

Teaching can be all-consuming so you need to judge the right balance, says Susan Ward

Plan for huge cut in headteachers sparks petition

Scottish council wants to introduce 'executive headteachers', which union warns will reduce number of heads from 84 to 14

Round-up: Ofsted, SEND review and teacher motivation

91¶¶Òõ presents a round-up of the biggest education news stories and features from the past week

Somerville: No timeline yet for cutting contact time

Reducing teachers' weekly class-contact time by the promised 90 minutes will be 'challenging', says education secretary

DfE tells schools to cut uniform costs under new law

School leaders welcome the move but warn the government has failed to address the high level of child poverty

Pupils ‘should learn about climate change at primary’

Two in five people do not believe that environmental issues are currently being taught well in the UK education system

DfE lacked plans for ‘mass pandemic school disruption’

The DfE did not have plans for 'managing mass disruption to schooling on the scale caused by the pandemic'

Covid: 1,000 air cleaning units for SEND and AP schools

The move to prioritise the most vulnerable was met with praise but heads query why the process has taken so long

Plea for action over ‘damaging’ Ofsted visits ramps up

Exclusive: Heads' support service urges shadow education secretary to challenge return of graded inspections during Covid crisis

Sharp rise in Covid-19 cases across pupil year groups

Cases have risen across all year groups in England after the return from half term

Are Scottish students the world’s ‘most over-examined’?

Expert says National 5 is not fit for purpose and underlines how unusual it is to have three types of exams in three years

Exclusive: ‘No data’ on school Covid contact tracing

NHS 91¶¶Òõt and Trace is not getting in touch with any close contacts from school, according to a third of school leaders

Spielman grilled by heads over Ofsted’s return

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman defends Ofsted inspections during pandemic amid criticism at Schools and Academies Show

Gender pay gap in schools ‘widened over past decade’

Heads and experts mark Equal Pay Day by warning of growing divide in schools – especially in more senior positions

Warning over potential Covid surge in schools next year

Expert says it is clear that pupils and school holidays play 'a key role in the waves of infection'

Former catch-up tsar questions Ofsted inspection timing

Sir Kevan Collins raises concerns about impact of Ofsted inspections as government seeks to accelerate school watchdog visits