Staff have to ‘drop something’ to fit in ECF, provider admits Here’s what we learned from the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers annual conference this week
Covid: Secondary schools to test returning pupils on-site in January Schools have just a few days to order test kits after sudden government announcement
Fresh faces likely as voting opens for academy advisory boards A total of 164 candidates are standing, up from 135 at the last election in 2017
Apprentice teaching assistants: Exploitation or opportunity? Some schools and trusts are offering TA apprentices less than £7,000 a year
Classroom carbon dioxide levels up to three times above watchdog guidelines Some school leaders say CO2 monitors provided by DfE are having no impact
DfE appoints just 5 attendance advisers (after years of council cuts) DfE says tens of organisations will benefit from expert advice
Rethink ‘flawed’ MFL GCSE reforms, heads and exam boards urge Nine organisations question plan to make students learn a set of up to 1,700 frequently-used words
Autumn GCSE exam entries drop two thirds Exams organised for pupils unhappy with teacher-assessed grades receive just 5,700 entries
Covid taking bigger toll on school staff wellbeing, study finds This year 62% of school staff said the pandemic contributed to poor mental health, up from 33% in 2020