News DfE chief scientific adviser admits he hasn’t assessed school reopening guidance The Department for Education’s chief scientific adviser admitted he has not assessed whether guidance on reopening schools is effective,… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: 8 things we learned from Gavin Williamson on plans to reopen schools Gavin Williamson has defended plans to begin the phased reopening of schools on June 1, hitting out at the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: Unions urge government to ‘step back’ from June 1 school reopening plan Unions representing hundreds of thousands of school teachers, leaders and support staff have called on the government to “step… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: ‘Safe travel’ guidance includes little new information for schools The government’s promised further guidance on “safe travel” contains little new information for schools. Department for Education guidance on… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: School attendance rate climbs to 2.4% The proportion of pupils attending school rose to 2.4 per cent in the middle of last week, new figures… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: Largest heads’ union says it wasn’t consulted over June 1 return plan The country’s largest headteachers’ union was not consulted on the government’s proposal to allow certain year groups to return… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Summer schools could be seen as ‘punishment’ for disadvantaged pupils, heads warn Summer schools could be a “bad bet” and may be seen as “punishment” by poor pupils, heads have warned… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News ONS figures reveal 65 COVID-related deaths in education workforce At least 65 education sector workers with COVID-19 have died, new statistics show. Data published today by the Office… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Key findings: how the DfE thinks schools can safely reopen The government has this evening released guidance on how it believes schools can start to reopen safely for more… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: Tests for pupils with symptoms, no PPE needed and classes of 15 Pupils eligible to return to school on June 1 will have “access” to coronavirus testing, the Department for Education… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Speed read: 6 schools findings from the government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy The government has published its coronavirus “recovery strategy”. There’s very little by way of detail for schools, and further… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: Government wants all primary school pupils back before summer The government wants all primary school pupils to return to school for a month before the summer “if feasible”…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 975 Older