News Williamson working to ‘relax Covid measures in schools’ The education secretary has said he is working with colleagues to “relax Covid measures in schools”, after new figures… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Attendance: 1 in 20 pupils absent due to Covid as isolations soar More than one in 20 pupils were off school last week due to Covid, with more than a quarter… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Ex-recovery tsar describes government’s catch-up plan as ‘a bit feeble’ The former recovery commissioner has branded the government’s catch-up plans as “a bit feeble”, saying “we need significant greater… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News DfE behaviour consultation seeks views on mobile phone bans Schools will be asked for information about their behaviour strategies, their use of so-called “managed moves”, and how they… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive DfE tells schools to prepare for return of on-site Covid testing in September Schools have been told to prepare for the return of on-site Covid testing from the start of the autumn… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Ofsted Ofsted to judge schools use of tutors in host of inspection changes ahead of September return Ofsted will judge how schools’ use of tutors supports the aims of their curriculum when full inspections return next… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Green: Extended school day could be used to teach more ‘life skills’ An extended school day could be used to fit more “life skills” into the curriculum, the shadow education secretary… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive Randstad to pay Teach First for tutoring advice Teach First is to be paid by Randstad, the new national tutoring provider, for advice on how best to… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Independence questions as Williamson ally put forward for Ofqual job Gavin Williamson has put forward his own policy adviser to be the next chief regulator of Ofqual, prompting warnings… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive Death of the single academy? Leaked documents reveal DfE vision Standalone and small multi-academy trusts will wither away as mergers fuel the growth of larger trusts, according to leaked… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y News Spielman: It’s not unfair deprived schools get lower grades Ofsted’s chief inspector has denied it is “unfair” that deprived schools are more likely to receive lower grades than… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive School staff in Devon get £10 each as Covid thank you gesture A council with a £50 million deficit has given its schools around £65,000 to spend on staff as a… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Newer 1 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 973 Older