News Exclusive Councils seize initiative to give Covid-19 vaccine to special school staff Thousands of special school staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine as councils include them in the priority roll-out… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Speed read: Think tank calls for GCSEs to be scrapped by 2025 GCSEs should be scrapped by 2025 and replaced by computer-based assessments in the majority of national curriculum subjects, a… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Disadvantaged primary pupils seven months behind peers due to Covid, study suggests Disadvantaged primary school pupils are seven months behind their peers, according to the initial findings of a new study… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News Ministers favour priority for exam year groups if full March 8 school reopening not possible The government wants to see exam year groups prioritised for return if a full school reopening on March 8… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE knew about new strain before issuing Greenwich direction, admits top civil servant The Department for Education knew about the highly infectious new Covid-19 variant before ordering Greenwich council to rescind its… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Real-terms boost from extra school funding wiped out by Covid Per-pupil funding actually fell in real terms this year after changes to prices as a result of the Covid-19… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Action taken into alleged SATs maladministration drops after heads given right to challenge Enforcement action taken by the government into alleged maladministration in primary school tests fell in 2019 after the investigation… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Covid closure savings help boost trust surpluses by £25k, study finds Multi-academy trusts have posted additional savings of £25,000 on average due to Covid closures – although experts are warning… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News Johnson hopes to begin reopening schools from March 8 if vaccine target met The government hopes to begin reopening schools from March 8 if its target for the first phase of vaccinations… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 7 school policies to solve the Covid children mental health crisis Aspiring school leaders should be encouraged to work in alternative provision settings before stepping up so they are better… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Schools to fully close for February half-term, but staff needed for contact tracing Schools will fully close over the February half term, the government has confirmed today, but staff will be on… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Reopening schools: Announcements coming ‘in next few days’ as minister remains tight-lipped The government will make announcements on reopening schools “in the next few days”, the schools minister has said. However,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 1,018 Older
