THREAD: So, big week for schools with the Budget news. But what does it actually mean for teachers and leaders? Quick breakdown for you here... 👇 (all via @tes) (1) MORE CATCH-UP CASH: Hopes for extra money for the Covid recovery effort were dashed on Sunday when the chancellor said the govt had "maxed out" on catch-up funds. But yesterday @RishiSunak announced an extra £2bn – bringing the total investment to almost £5bn...

THREAD: Ok so I know I tweeted out one of our stories already but this @instituteforgov report is so utterly mental I reckon it deserves its own 12-part TV series. Unfortunately I can't find anyone willing to play Gav. So here's a thread instead... (stories via @tes) (1/25) Shall we take it in chronological order? Cool. Picture it: March 2020. I've just started Couch to 5k. Wait no, that's not it. Covid is happening. Schools are closing. The biggest moment of any education secretary's career, right? So... where is Gavin? (2/25)

THREAD: It's been a hugely turbulent year for us all – but I reckon it's the teacher training sector that is ending the term on the most precarious footing. With a "rigorous" reaccreditation process on the cards, providers are starting to receive scathing Ofsted reports... (1/14) We reported last week that the watchdog had found shortcomings at five ITT providers inspected under its new framework. Until then every provider – yes, every single one – was judged to be "good" or "outstanding" at its most recent inspection tes.com/news/teacher-t… (2/14)

Have seen lots of questions flying about on this one. Does the DfE really expect kids who test positive to work with NHS T&T to identify their own close contacts? I mean, seriously?!

I got in touch with @educationgovuk to set the record straight... (1/8)

https://twitter.com/Framheadteacher/status/1412401324629676036

The short answer is... sort of. The DfE told me that after schools cease contact tracing from 19 July, NHS T&T will take the wheel. It will be their job to work with positive cases to track down close contacts and ask them to isolate (or after 16 August, to take a test). (2/8)

So yesterday – after months of asking – we finally learned the true cost of the govt's pupil premium "stealth cut".

But this story is about so much more than the final figure. It's a tangled tale of DfE secrecy, furious backlash, and painful budget cuts...

A thread 👇 (1/24) First, a bit of context. This year, the government has decided to calculate the number of children attracting pupil premium funding using a different reference point. Sound fairly harmless? It's not. (2/24)

🔍 EXCLUSIVE: The DfE has assessed the amount of money it will save through a cut in school funding for the country's poorest pupils – but won't release the result because of a fear that doing so could "harm" its reputation tes.com/news/exclusive… - me via @tes

More 👇 (1/8) Shadow schools minister @wesstreeting told me that the department's position was "downright deceitful". (2/8)

🚨 NEW: There should be an "inquiry" into teachers infected with Covid because of a lack of emphasis from the government on transmission through poor ventilation, according to @bmj_latest editor-in-chief @fgodlee tes.com/news/call-inqu… - me via @tes

Read more 👇 (1/5) Dr Godlee also said there now needs to be a "major investment" from the government in making schools "safe". (2/5)

Happy Wednesday evening! Here's your summary of today's education headlines - all via @tes #dailyafterschoolnewsbriefing (1/4) First up, we reported that schools will be investigated if @educationgovuk is "informed" that they are "in breach" of a "requirement" to have a daily "collective act of worship", according to schools minister @NickGibbUK tes.com/news/schools-m… - via @ClaudiaCivinini (2/4)

Well, we've made it to the end of another jam-packed day for schools. There's been no let up in the news, so there's a huge amount to digest. I've done my best to sum up the headlines for you here 👇 - all via @tes (1/8) Ah, who doesn't enjoy a dollop of uncertainty with their breakfast? This morning we reported that @BorisJohnson had told MPs that the reopening of schools after the February break will depend on "a number of things" tes.com/news/schools-m… - via @ClaudiaCivinini (2/8)

NEW: @Ofstednews is refusing to say how many emails it has received from parents praising schools tes.com/news/coronavir… - me via @tes

More below 👇 (1/7) The watchdog has received a flood of positive messages from parents since last week when education secretary @GavinWilliamson encouraged them to report their school to Ofsted if they were unhappy with remote learning. (2/7)

🚨 NEW: Heads have reported that their pupils "can neither hear or see their remote lessons" due to issues with laptops provided by the government tes.com/news/coronavir… - me via @tes

More here 👇 (1/4) Reports on social media suggest that some devices supplied by @educationgovuk have arrived with no sound driver installed, causing access issues for pupils learning from home. (2/4)

🚨 ATTENDANCE DATA KLAXON 🚨

One in five primary pupils were in school on Monday, latest @educationgovuk figures show tes.com/news/fifth-pri… - me via @tes

More detail for my fellow data enthusiasts 👇 (1/5) Around one in seven state school pupils (14 per cent) were in attendance on 11 January, including 20 per cent of primary pupils, and 4 per cent of secondary pupils. (2/5)

Phew - another hugely busy day for the education world. But the @tes team are with you every step of the way. Here's the main headlines from today 👇 (1/9) We started the day with the news that @Ofstednews inspectors had voted "overwhelmingly" to call on chief inspector @amanda_spielman to suspend on-site visits during the third national lockdown tes.com/news/coronavir… - via @JohnGRoberts (2/9)

NEW: @Ofstednews inspectors have rebelled against the watchdog's plan to send them into schools for monitoring inspections during this term's lockdown tes.com/news/coronavir… - @JohnGRoberts via @tes

More below 👇 (1/4) Inspectors who are members of the @FDA_union have voted "overwhelmingly" to call on chief inspector @amanda_spielman to suspend on-site visits during the current Covid-19 lockdown. (2/4)

So, we revealed today that the school tiers are going down the drain. And not a soul made it beyond Tier 1 (of 4). How did this happen? If you can bear to relive it with me, I'll attempt to piece it all together... (1/16) Picture it: 28 August 2020. Eat Out to Help Out is still a thing. Life is... well, it's not rock bottom. Meanwhile, @educationgovuk reveals its "worst-case scenario" plan for Covid spikes in the form of a four-tiered system for keeping schools open tes.com/news/dfe-revea… (2/16)

I'm reporting from @NASBTT's Annual Conference today on behalf of @tes, bringing you all the latest news from the teacher training world. Tune in for updates throughout the day 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 #NASBTTEvents First up is Helen Matthews, specialist adviser for ITE at @Ofstednews #NASBTTEvents

Boris Johnson's connection has dropped out while speaking in the Commons... MPs very amused by the suggestion he may have muted himself 🙄 Health secretary @MattHancock now picking up where @BorisJohnson left off...