Tutoring stats will expose NTP issues, not school failure Leaders are rightly frustrated at plans to ‘name and shame’ schools over tutoring take-up
Inquiry will examine mental health impact of exclusions and isolation Former minister fears children are ‘punished for behaviour that is linked to their mental health’
Half of pupils kept wearing masks after January guidance change Most secondary pupils felt face coverings should be mandatory
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
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
‘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
DfE bins flagship edtech demonstrator programme Ministers claim scheme which pre-dates the pandemic is no longer needed now schools are open
Partygate making it harder to teach ‘honesty and integrity’ – union boss NAHT’s Paul Whiteman criticises ‘absolute failure of political leadership’
ECF ‘teething problems’ can be fixed with ‘tweaks’, claims ITT adviser Ian Bauckham said it was ‘inevitable’ reforms would ‘seem more burdensome in the first year’