Covid

Half of pupils kept wearing masks after January guidance change

Most secondary pupils felt face coverings should be mandatory

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment

Exams 2022: Invigilator rules relaxed over shortage fears

But experts warns schools still face ‘huge challenge’ in securing enough invigilators

James Carr
James Carr
Sponsored post

Nominations are open now for Royal Society of Chemistry Education prizes 2022

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Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
Schools

Headteacher ‘under a lot of stress’ avoids ban for dishonesty

TRA panel found Catherina Rowsell-Dickens guilty of unacceptable professional conduct

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Tutoring

School tutoring ‘league tables’ will be published this autumn

School-level take-up data will also be shared with Ofsted as ministers seek to name and shame schools over take-up

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

£11k canapes help guests swallow Zahawi’s climate strategy

Civil servants were barred from the buffet at Natural History Museum launch event

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Politics

Zahawi snubs heads’ conference despite being 4 miles away

Education secretary sent video message to NAHT conference, but was in the same town while the event took place

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

‘Sorry if I caused offence’, says MP who claimed teachers broke lockdown rules

In a letter to heads, Michael Fabricant admits ‘error’ in implying lockdown drinks were ‘general practice’ among school staff

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pay and conditions

School gender pay gap narrows, but slowly

Schools Week analysis shows gaps will take 22 years to close based on current trends

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Most heads doubt all-academy system will boost outcomes

But a poll suggests DfE plans to let good schools bid to divorce failing trusts will help lessen fears…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Ban primary exclusions, and 5 more recommendations from ex-children’s tsar

Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives calls for end to ‘exclusions culture’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears

The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime

Tom Belger
Tom Belger