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Te s 3 DECEMBER 2021
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No room at the inn? Confusion reigns about whether parents should attend nativity plays, and how schools can get rid of cover lessons
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Free spirit Te s’ 10 questions: free schools champion Sophie Harrison-Byrne talks about an eccentric RE teacher and inequality in education
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Tackling obesity The number of children classed as obese has risen sharply during the pandemic – but what can schools do to address the problem?
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Absence friends Key news stories you may have missed, from the new DfE attendance advisers to Ofsted deferrals and questions over academy cash
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Funding SOS With leaders struggling to balance budgets amid the extra Covid costs, Te s looks at what happens if a school runs out of money
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Let’s get physical Sticking to regular exercise can improve your teaching, boost your energy levels and extend your career, finds Sean Smith
Duke of hazards Sixty-five years ago, Te s covered the launch of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – is the outdoor adventure scheme still valued today?
Next week A kind of magic How can you embed a culture of kindness in your school?
