News DfE confirms face masks WON’T be compulsory in classrooms The Department for Education has confirmed face masks will not be compulsory in classrooms following the partial closure of… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Covid infections in school-aged children peaked over Christmas, ONS data shows Covid infection rates among school-age children peaked over Christmas, new data shows, with as many as 1 in 18… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Investigation Special school staff ‘should get vaccine priority’ Public health experts have backed calls for the government to consider vaccinating special school staff in the first priority… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y News Exclusive Ministers asked to ‘guarantee’ SEND rules won’t be relaxed again Ministers have been asked to “guarantee” laws won’t be relaxed again that “downgrade” support for SEND pupils, as special… Schools Week Reporter 4y Schools Week Reporter 4y News ‘Big four’ telecoms firms won’t zero-rate remote education websites Telecoms companies have poured cold water on calls for them to “zero-rate” remote education websites, citing technical issues around… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Union anger as schools face long wait for plan B after exams cancelled Ministers have been accused of a “dereliction of duty” as schools face a near two-month wait for the government’s… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Calls for Williamson’s resignation amid chaos and confusion of partial school closures Headteachers across England were left scrambling to implement last-minute partial school closures this week after a chaotic series of… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News DfE removes ‘highly misleading’ Covid testing guidance The Department for Education has removed a “highly misleading” letter that had been sent to schools for them to… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Partial school closures guidance: What you need to know The Department for Education has finally updated its main Covid guidance document to include details of how leaders should… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News DfE reveals new remote learning expectations for Covid lockdown 3 The Department for Education has published its expectations for remote learning after warning schools who fail to meet the… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Government to increase remote education expectation and demand video lessons The government will increase the number of hours of remote education schools have to provide and introduce an expectation… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News 750k laptops target by next week doesn’t include new devices (as PM promised) The government has set a target of delivering an extra 140,000 laptops by the end of next week –… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Newer 1 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 974 Older