News DfE doubles down on policy that in-school Covid test positives don’t need confirmatory PCR The government has doubled down on its policy that positive Covid cases identified by tests in school don’t need… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exams 2021: 9 things we learned from Gibb and Ofqual at education committee Schools minister Nick Gibb and officials from exams regulator Ofqual were quizzed this morning over plans to replace formal… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Laptops: DfE 50k devices short of 1.3m pledge as schools return The government was still around 50,000 devices short of its pledge to provide 1.3 million laptops and tablets to… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Attendance: Almost 1 in 5 pupils were in school the week before reopenings Almost one in five pupils were in school last week, just days before wider reopenings, new attendance data shows…. Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News 2022 exams may need similar ‘adaptations’ as those proposed for 2021, warns Ofqual chief The government is considering making “adaptations” to exams in 2022 similar to those proposed for this summer’s assessments before… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Government medic warns of school disruption as Covid testing regime beds in Schools may see a “larger number” of children forced to self-isolate during the first weeks of reopening while new… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Majority of schools report 90 per cent of pupils taking on-site Covid tests Nine out of 10 pupils are taking part in on-site Covid testing at the majority of schools and colleges… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Exclusive DfE ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ after admitting £705m for catch-up isn’t all new money The government stands accused of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” after finally admitting that a £705 million Covid catch-up… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Pupils with positive home Covid test can return after negative lab result, government confirms Pupils who test positive at home using a rapid-result Covid test can return to the classroom if a subsequent… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Speed read: What the DfE’s updated Covid contingency framework means for schools Schools may be asked to restrict attendance to vulnerable and key worker children and certain year groups as a… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Exclusive No ‘current’ plans to force schools into multi-academy trusts, says Williamson There are “currently no plans” to legislate to force schools to join multi-academy trusts, the education secretary has said,… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News League tables could still include summer term attendance The government has not ruled out using attendance data for the summer term in school league tables, despite backing… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Newer 1 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 974 Older
