News Exclusive Spending review: National Tutoring Programme wins funding for a second year The government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme has been awarded funding to continue for a second year, Schools Week understands…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pay rises ‘paused’ for all but the lowest-paid school staff School staff earning over £24,000-a-year won’t receive a pay rise next year, the chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak told… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE expects teacher recruitment boost to be ‘short-lived’, despite slashing bursaries The Department for Education has admitted the boost in teacher recruitment prompted by Covid-19 is expected to be “short-lived”,… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Covid: 1 in 10 pupils now absent as attendance drops again Around one in ten pupils are now absent from school for Covid-related reasons after attendance slumped to 83 per… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y John Dickens 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y John Dickens 5y News 38% rise in elective home education, and ‘stretched’ councils can’t keep track The number of children withdrawn from school for elective home education has soared by 38 per cent in the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 4 of 5 most deprived schools don’t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 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y 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 5y Nicky Phillips 5y 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 5y Nicky Phillips 5y Newer 1 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 981 Older
