News Exclusive DfE ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ after admitting £705m for catch-up isn’t all new money The government stands accused of “robbing Peter to pay Paul” after finally admitting that a £705 million Covid catch-up… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pupils with positive home Covid test can return after negative lab result, government confirms Pupils who test positive at home using a rapid-result Covid test can return to the classroom if a subsequent… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Speed read: What the DfE’s updated Covid contingency framework means for schools Schools may be asked to restrict attendance to vulnerable and key worker children and certain year groups as a… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Exclusive No ‘current’ plans to force schools into multi-academy trusts, says Williamson There are “currently no plans” to legislate to force schools to join multi-academy trusts, the education secretary has said,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News League tables could still include summer term attendance The government has not ruled out using attendance data for the summer term in school league tables, despite backing… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Unify roles of regional schools commissioners and councils, says report The responsibilities of local authorities and regional schools commissioners (RSCs) should be unified under a single governance structure for… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Covid testing: Over half of heads report problems obtaining consent Obtaining parental consent has been the most common problem headteachers have faced during Covid testing in schools, a survey… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Mandatory school attendance will ‘pit heads against parents’ The decision to reintroduce school attendance enforcement will “pit heads against parents” and risks costly legal action from families… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Tutoring Exclusive Data reveals scale of National Tutoring Programme’s northern challenge New data has revealed big variations in take-up of the government’s National Tutoring Programme across England, with schools in… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Festival of Education goes virtual for 2021 This year’s Festival of Education will take place online and will be free to watch. It was hoped that… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Exclusive Williamson pledges to back teachers ‘all the way’ on exam grading The education secretary has pledged to back teachers “all the way” in their efforts to award exam grades this… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Schools to get £10m Turing Scheme cash for 5,000 placements Schools will receive £10 million in funding from the government’s Turing Scheme, Schools Week can reveal. £105 million in… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 1,015 Older
