News Covid: Poorer pupils missed 30% more school days last autumn Poorer pupils missed almost 30 per cent more school days due to Covid in the autumn than their better-off… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 5y Tom Belger 5y Sponsored post Sponsored Wellbeing: the foundation of education and everyone’s job At Cognita, we believe every child has the right to flourish emotionally, socially and physically. That’s why wellbeing is… Cognita 5y Cognita 5y News Exclusive ESFA chief executive Eileen Milner to stand down The chief executive of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) Eileen Milner is to stand down, Schools Week… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Williamson promises plan for scrapping bubbles in ‘plenty of time’ for new term Gavin Williamson has promised schools guidance on scrapping Covid restrictions “in plenty of time” before the new term. The… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y National Curriculum, Ofsted ‘Permissive’ national curriculum gives schools too much freedom, says Ofsted director The national curriculum has become too “permissive”, and making more subjects compulsory at key stage 4 could help “lever… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y John Dickens 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y 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 5y James Carr 5y Newer 1 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 1,018 Older