News Primary-aged children had second highest Covid-19 rates in early February, REACT study finds Primary school aged children had the second highest levels of Covid-19 infection in early February, according to the latest… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News England outspends Wales and Northern Ireland on catch-up, but funding is ‘poorly-targeted’ England has committed the second highest amount of funding for pupil catch-up schemes out of the four nations in… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Unions reject teacher pay freeze and call on STRB to defy government Four education unions representing hundreds of thousands of teachers and leaders have rejected the government’s pay freeze for 2021,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pupils in children’s homes less likely to attend best schools, warns Ofsted Pupils who live in children’s homes are less likely to attend the best schools, Ofsted research has found. They… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Just 6,400 teachers eligible for a pay rise in 2021, and 5 other things we learned from the government’s STRB evidence Only around 6,400 unqualified teachers will be eligible for a pay rise this year, the government has predicted. The… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Schools should be prepared for ‘challenge’ after £95k exit payment cap revoked Schools should be “prepared for challenge” from former staff who had their exit payments capped after a government U-turn… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Children’s commissioner to warn of over-focus on school improvement in critical last speech Ministers should commit to making children “better-off” rather than talking about increasing numbers attending ‘good’ or better schools, the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE passes one million laptops milestone (but 250k still to go) The government has now dispatched over one million laptops and tablets to disadvantaged pupils, leaving around 250,000 promised devices… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Primary school attendance now six times higher than in the last lockdown Almost one in four primary pupils were in school last week, with attendance rates among younger pupils now six… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pearson launches ‘major’ consultation into the future of exams amid calls for end to GCSEs The exam board Pearson has launched a “major” consultation into the future of exams, following calls for GCSEs to… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Exclusive Edenred won third free school meals voucher contract without open tender The Department for Education failed to run an open tender for the most recent free school meals voucher contract,… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News Exclusive International QTS proposal gives SCITTs chance to expand overseas Government proposals for an international QTS qualification represent a “real opportunity” for school-based providers to expand overseas, teacher training… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y Newer 1 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 1,005 Older
