For many, the summer holidays have finally started and it’s the chance for some well-earned rest and relaxation after a school year like no other.
Others may already be a few weeks in and, hopefully, finally in that brief period of total relaxation - even if exams results season is really not that long away.
Whatever your summer holiday situation, keep yourself informed with our handy roundup of the week’s key news, features and analysis content below.
News
Record-high figures show that around one in seven children were out of school on 15 July for Covid-related reasons
Headteachers have warned that schools are still being expected to carry out Covid contact tracing, despite being told that the NHS would take over this week
Freezing teachers’ pay will jeopardise efforts to attract more people to the profession, a pay review body has warned
Ofsted has been accused of having a much more adversarial approach to teacher training inspections as the first wave of checks under the new framework sees ratings slip
A new Tes survey found that a quarter of female teachers and teaching assistants have been sexually harassed by pupils in the past year
Features
A new EEF report reveals that many teachers are unfamiliar with key cognitive science terms - so here’s a summary
One student’s thought-provoking question led this school to rethink its charity efforts - and the impact has been huge, says Greg Threlfall
A new study looks at the link between behaviour and vocabulary in two cohorts of children 30 years apart. The findings are striking and surprising
Schools have taken great edtech leaps during Covid. One expert offers tips on harnessing its power for next year
What is a gender-neutral uniform, and why do we need it? Tes talks to school leaders who have introduced unisex uniforms
