School funding Investigation Silver linings: Big academy trusts see reserves boosted by Covid windfalls Analysis shows some trusts have seen their financial situation improve, despite extra costs and calls for more cash Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Schools fear closures amid Covid testing kit delays 8% of schools reported having staff unable to attend due to a lack of Covid tests James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Exclusive Edenred out as DfE sets up school meal voucher plan B Edtech firm win ‘contingency scheme’ contract Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Schools ‘Risky’ MFL GCSE reforms get go ahead – but delayed for a year DfE has also ‘broadened’ vocabularly definition and given exam boards more flexibility James Carr 3y James Carr 3y T-levels Exclusive Universities shun T-levels as UCAS deadline approaches Russell Group members among those that won’t accept new technical qualifications Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Covid State schools in deprived areas hit hardest by staff absence Schools report using non-teaching staff to cover lessons and almost one in 10 combine classes as Omicron disruption continues Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools Exclusive Plan to remove teachers’ hours cap ditched from white paper New DfE team shelves policies drawn up by former education secretary Gavin Williamson Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Schools SIMS introduce 6-month break clause after contract backlash Legal action has been threatened despite DfE green light James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Schools New school safeguarding rules: what you need to know Consultation launched on changes to keeping children safe in education guidance Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Exams Minister rejects return of key stage 3 SATs, but mulls ‘internal’ tests to boost literacy Robin Walker ‘not sure’ that more exams are the answer to progress issues Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Tutoring DfE ‘encouraging’ schools to use tutors and mentors to cover staff shortages The Department for Education is “actively encouraging” schools to use in-house tutors and academic mentors in “support of teaching”… Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid DfE to pay 100% of breakfast clubs costs until August in partial U-turn Government delays plan to make schools pay 25% of breakfast costs and expands eligibility ‘in light of Covid’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 973 Older
