Covid Covid pupil absences fall, but 320,000 still off Leaders still facing ‘major headache’ as almost one in ten staff remain absent Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies Academies system has given politicians too much power, says ex-DfE boss Ex-permanent secretary says academisation has left school system ‘more centralised than it should be’ Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Ofsted Covid used as an excuse by ‘poor attenders’, warns Ofsted Ofsted also found remote education has ‘negatively affected’ some pupils’ perception of the need to be in school James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid Remote admissions appeals here to stay as DfE seeks to make Covid changes permanent Hearings would also be allowed to continue with just two panelists if one withdraws Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Assessment Only use exam board websites to access advance information, schools told Boards are trying to prevent misinformation spreading online Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Covid Ministers told to beef up waning pupil vaccination rates Calls come as new data shows poorer pupils are the least likely to be vaccinated James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Schools ‘Elite’ sixth forms: Will they work? Councils question plans to open new 16 to 19 free schools, while leaders warn expansion could affect existing provision Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Honours committee for education to get new chair Harris Federation chief Sir Dan Moynihan to step down Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies Exclusive Legal threats and governor revolts: Inside the mass academisation of Catholic schools The Catholic MAT drive boosts the DfE’s flagging academy agenda, and dioceses say schools are reaping rewards – but… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Academies Fewer than 1 in 100 schools affected by ‘levelling-up’ academies plan DfE wants ‘successive’ ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ schools moved into MATs Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted swoops after brawl in school canteen on TikTok School receives unannounced visit following complaints from parents James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Schools Exclusive ‘Investment area’ schools have £19m of repairs cash cut Shake-up of school condition allocation grants will leave trusts, councils and dioceses tens of millions worse-off Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger and Samantha Booth 4y Newer 1 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 1,025 Older
