News Overruled: DfE’s sweeping Coronavirus powers force trust into early Christmas holiday U-turn An academy trust has been forced by the government to ditch its intention to close early for Christmas –… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News Covid-19 winter plan: What does it mean for schools? Education settings will be among those to trial regular Covid-19 testing as an alternative to self-isolation for those who… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Comparable outcomes won’t help all pupils in 2021, admits Ofqual Applying comparable outcomes to exam results in 2021 will not be enough to compensate for learning loss for all… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive Trust ordered to scrap extended Christmas holiday, or face ‘action’ from ministers A regional schools commissioner has told a trust she “can not support” its decision to close early for Christmas,… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News 38% rise in elective home education, and ‘stretched’ councils can’t keep track The number of children withdrawn from school for elective home education has soared by 38 per cent in the… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News 4 of 5 most deprived schools don’t have devices for home-learning More than four in five schools with the most deprived intakes don’t have access to the devices they need… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Faith schools waive church attendance requirements Faith schools are amending requirements for prospective pupils to have attended places of worship in the wake of Covid-19… Nicky Phillips 4y Nicky Phillips 4y News DfE launches hiring spree for Covid response A huge recruitment drive has been launched at the Department for Education to aid its response to Covid-19, with… Nicky Phillips 4y Nicky Phillips 4y News Investigation Former RSC on board of trust rapped in government probe An academy trust rapped over a contract its chief executive awarded to an online mental health company where she… Nicky Phillips 4y Nicky Phillips 4y News Academy trust’s 15 schools to close one week early for Xmas to ‘protect precious family time together’ An academy trust with 15 schools in the North West will close a week early for Christmas to “safeguard… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News DfE denies it withholds laptops on form-filling grounds Headteachers claim they have had difficulty accessing laptops for self-isolating pupils because they didn’t fill in an optional attendance… Nicky Phillips 5y Nicky Phillips 5y News Schools advised to ‘reallocate’ 4G routers for children in greatest need The government is advising schools to identify any 4G wireless routers not being used and to “reallocate them to… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y Newer 1 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 974 Older
