News archive for 8th January 2022

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'No evidence' that forcing children to wear masks in school cuts Covid risk - Express Headteacher issues worrying warning as pupils are 'fed up' and rejecting Covid swabs - Express How can seating plans best serve pupils’ needs? - The Educator Professional development portfolios - UKEdChat The government must pay young people to enter traineeships - FE Week A headteacher’s diary: ‘First day back and we have 13 staff absent’ - Guardian The five senses exposed in school reception areas - Teacher Toolkit Adam Habib of Soas: UK universities must stop taking other countries' best people - Guardian Michael Rosen: Dear Nadhim Zahawi, your praise for teachers is just hooey if you don't make schools safer - Guardian Schools raid own coffers after DfE provides just 8,000 air-cleaning units - Schools Week Got this wrong!: Professor issues urgent plea on Covid as under 18s facing greater risks - Express Staffing critical as NI schools struggle to find substitute teachers - BBC Dyslexia teacher training an "ongoing issue" says charity - Herald Scotland Making a return from retirement a success - Schools Week Academy trust under financial scrutiny cuts CEO’s £225k salary by a third - Schools Week The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson brands making children wear face coverings 'dystopian' - Mail Oxford dons warned of jail over dispute with the Very Rev Martyn Percy - The Times Scotland: Accused Edinburgh head teacher ‘had acted appropriately’ - The Times Covid in Scotland: Teacher and pupil absence hits schools - The Times Teachers' union calls on Government to address ethnicity pay gap - Mail