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More primary pupils off with suspected Covid, but overall attendance remains high

The number of primary school pupils absent because of a suspected Covid case increased by over 60 per cent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE finally hits 1.3 million laptop target (5 weeks later than promised)

The government has finally fulfilled its pledge to deliver 1.3 million free laptops to disadvantaged pupils – five weeks…

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE to offer new headteachers ‘targeted support’ during first two years in post

The Department for Education has announced a “targeted support package” for new headteachers, offering additional training in the first…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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£17m school mental health support boost: what you need to know

The Department for Education has set out how it will spend over £17 million for mental health initiatives in…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Pupil face mask rules to be lifted from May 17

Pupils will no longer wear face masks in school from next week, Boris Johnson has confirmed. The recommendation that…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools sought for rapid Covid test ‘quality assurance exercise’

The government is seeking primary schools and nurseries to take part in a two-week Covid-19 testing “quality assurance exercise”….

James Carr
James Carr


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Ofsted to review framework’s impact on staff wellbeing, new charter pledges

Ofsted will review the impact its inspection framework has on staff wellbeing and the government has promised not to…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Streeting: Ending child poverty must be ‘central mission’ for Labour

Coming up with a plan to end child poverty must be a “central mission” for the next Labour government,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More evidence needed to defend high salaries for CEOs of academy trusts

Defences of high salaries for the chief executives of academy trusts are not “evidence-based or robust enough” to withstand…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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DfE keeps edtech demonstrator conflicts ‘action plan’ close to its chest

The government has an “action plan” to address potential conflicts of interest in its edtech demonstrator contract with United…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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PFI Endgame: DfE steps in to ensure school handovers go to plan

The Department for Education has launched a new unit to help transfer the first private finance initiative (PFI) schools…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Consent workshops and reviews: schools respond to sex abuse claims

A school named on the Everyone’s Invited website, set up to tackle rape culture, is to run compulsory “consent…

James Carr
James Carr