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How much bullying goes on in Year 1?

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

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Councils can order masks in schools across local areas

Local public health directors can now recommend mask wearing in schools across their area without central government approval

Schools project prepares pupils for data-driven future

The £9.5m project will see schools receive air-quality monitors and weather stations, in an attempt to improve data literacy

Violent behaviour rising in early primary, says union

Union says violent incidents rising ‘most notably among P1 and P2 children’ after their experiences of the pandemic

DfE: Most maintained schools not planning to academise

Vast majority of maintained schools surveyed by DfE fear losing autonomy if they become academies

Heads raise funding concern over tackling bullying

ASCL says 'failure to sufficiently fund the education system over the past decade has made it harder' for schools to deal with the issue

Covid ‘surge’ in teaching applications over, heads warn

The NAHT also predict an 'exodus' of leaders from the profession after the pandemic

Heads condemn DfE move to accelerate Ofsted inspections

School leaders say funding increase for Ofsted inspections is 'tone-deaf'

Covid absence down after ‘circuit breaker’ half term

Heads warn that schools are still not 'out of the woods' and that improved ventilation is needed

Ofsted gets more funding to inspect all schools by 2025

Watchdog gets £23m government funding boost to speed up its inspection programme to assess education recovery from Covid

Whatever happened to ‘lead teachers’?

The idea of 'lead teachers' is promising but there is little sign of the plan coming to fruition, says Gordon Cairns

iQTS pilot to begin next September

Government wants five ITT providers to take part in pilot of the international qualified teacher status qualification

Call for Ofsted pause to help ‘exhausted’ teachers

Schools North East warns of 'disastrous long-term consequences' without action to tackle school staff burnout

‘Appalling’ teacher abuse videos evade TikTok action

Heads meet with TikTok to discuss posts abusing teachers – but problem persists despite action from social media site

Covid: Second jabs encouraged for 16- and 17-year-olds

Experts say they are more 'reassured' about the safety of Covid vaccinations for children

The times when teachers absolutely should be selfish

'Selflessness' can be an infuriating and damaging concept when applied to teaching, says Jamie Thom

Spike in online teacher abuse sparks hotline surge

Bullying on social media platforms such as TikTok is pushing some teachers over the edge, warn heads

Ofsted warns schools over ‘unbroken’ KS3 music teaching

Inspectorate's expert says subject should not be put on a carousel in secondary schools

Roundup: TikTok, ‘outstanding’ schools, maths anxiety

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

‘Derisory’ teacher pay offer is rejected

Scotland's largest teaching union warns of 'growing clamour among members for a move to industrial action'

Have we found the most scenic school in the country?

Teachers from around Scotland have been sharing pictures of schools with stunning backdrops

Call to scrap ‘unfair and inaccurate’ high-stakes Sats

One-off high-stakes tests should be replaced with more regular online assessments of primary school pupils, according to a new report

91¶¶Òõ Quiz: 12 November 2021

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GCSEs and A levels 2022: How exams will run next summer

The government has set out how exams will run this year – and what will happen if they are scrapped again. Here's everything you need to know

Over 25% of areas ask schools to take extra Covid steps

Schools in all regions of England outside of London have been advised to bring in additional Covid controls as virus spreads