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DfE extends free sanitary products scheme for an extra year

The government has extended its free sanitary products scheme for schools and colleges for an extra year. Schools and…

James Carr
James Carr
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Hypnotherapist helps to overcome teacher stress

Teachers at an east London primary have teamed up with a sports hypnotherapist who improves “mental toughness” in elite…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Teachers report rise in non-Covid persistent absence

Three in ten teachers have reported a surge in non-Covid-related persistent absences, with the problem more acute in the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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7 staff roles, 2-hour training and DHSC sign-off on press: Schools given mass-testing instructions

Schools will have to train staff in up to seven different roles and get government sign-off on dealings with…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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DfE reports gender pay gap increase

The gender pay gap at the Department for Education has increased by 5.7 percentage points in favour of men….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual chair Roger Taylor to stand down

The chair of exams regulator Ofqual is to stand down at the end of the year. Roger Taylor, who…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Children’s commissioner candidate grilled over exclusions at her academy trust

Dame Rachel de Souza has claimed her experience of “putting right” issues with off-rolling, exclusions and SEND support in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Attendance gap between local authority areas has widened, new data shows

Attendance in state secondary schools still varies massively across England, according to the first regional data published by the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid: School attendance falls again after brief boost

School attendance has declined again following two weeks of improvement – with nearly 50,000 more children off last week…

James Carr
James Carr
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Rapid Covid-19 tests to be rolled out in all secondary schools from January

Rapid-result coronavirus tests will be rolled out to all secondary schools and colleges across England from January, the government…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Greenwich backs down over school closures after legal threat leaves ‘no choice’

A London council which asked its schools to switch to online learning for the final week of term has…

James Carr
James Carr
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Snow days melt into the mists of time

Most people can remember listening to the radio or checking their school’s website to see if snow had shut…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips