News archive for 5th February 2022

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U-turn on school phone ban isn’t smartest move – phones don’t belong in school - The Sun Is the Teaching Excellence Framework useful – or just another audit burden? - FE Week Alastair McCall: Children must do tests this summer or our exam system will be fatally undermined - The Times Nadhim Zahawi intervenes over council's 'concerning' race lessons for children as young as seven - Telegraph Private schools ‘gamed’ Covid rules to give their pupils more top A-levels - The Times ‘Elite’ sixth forms: Will they work? - Schools Week Kwasi Kwarteng reportedly vetoed appointment of leftwing academic - Guardian Battle lines drawn over the future of UK’s biggest pension fund - Observer Schools whacked with '25 percent' of staff off because of Covid isolation - Express Comfort zones: a little too comfortable? - UKEdChat Marking is murder! - Confident Teacher Transfer tests: P7 pupils in Northern Ireland receive results - BBC Cambridge college sparks backlash after removing Pride flag amid ‘political neutrality’ concerns - Evening Standard 'Rape culture': Grammar school head tells pupils of Ofsted 'agenda' - BBC Dear Nadhim Zahawi, your ‘levelling up’ in schools is jiggery-pokery - Guardian Sturgeon accused of 'stoking Brexit grievance' at the expense of university students - Express Getting ready for Shanghai: inside WorldSkills UK’s motivational bootcamp - FE Week In praise of school dinners: Awards initiative - Herald Scotland Honours committee for education to get new chair - Schools Week Covid isn’t over for us, say exhausted teachers - The Times Gonville & Caius academics vote against Pride flag - The Times Students use AI rewrite tool to beat plagiarism checks - The Times Outdoor school equals a breath of fresh air for young pupils - The Times