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Real-terms boost from extra school funding wiped out by Covid

Per-pupil funding actually fell in real terms this year after changes to prices as a result of the Covid-19…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Action taken into alleged SATs maladministration drops after heads given right to challenge

Enforcement action taken by the government into alleged maladministration in primary school tests fell in 2019 after the investigation…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Covid closure savings help boost trust surpluses by £25k, study finds

Multi-academy trusts have posted additional savings of £25,000 on average due to Covid closures – although experts are warning…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Johnson hopes to begin reopening schools from March 8 if vaccine target met

The government hopes to begin reopening schools from March 8 if its target for the first phase of vaccinations…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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7 school policies to solve the Covid children mental health crisis

Aspiring school leaders should be encouraged to work in alternative provision settings before stepping up so they are better…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Schools to fully close for February half-term, but staff needed for contact tracing

Schools will fully close over the February half term, the government has confirmed today, but staff will be on…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Reopening schools: Announcements coming ‘in next few days’ as minister remains tight-lipped

The government will make announcements on reopening schools “in the next few days”, the schools minister has said. However,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Promised laptops may take another 6 weeks to be delivered, new figures suggest

Poorer pupils face waiting up to six weeks for the government to provide all of the laptops it has…

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE to stop publishing Covid case data for school staff working from home

The government will stop publishing data on the number of school staff working from home because they have a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Soaring teacher workload, and 6 more findings from Ofsted’s remote learning research

Ofsted research has published a report into remote education following months of school visits and interviews with staff and parents….

James Carr
James Carr
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Invicta Academy drops top Tories’ ‘sponsor’ tag after backlash over founder’s comments

An online learning platform has stopped describing top Conservative MPs – including Gavin Williamson – as “sponsors” after a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools looking to use video lessons in teacher shortage subjects after pandemic, Ofsted study finds

School leaders believe video lessons they have created for online learning during the pandemic could be used in future…

James Carr
James Carr