News Coronavirus: Schools launch helpline for ‘frazzled’ parents Academies have launched a national helpline to provide advice to “frazzled” parents and carers about home learning while schools… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Coronavirus: School staff to get free tests School staff who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be will be able to access free tests, the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Coronavirus: DfE’s free laptops portal launch delayed An application process for academy trusts and councils to secure free laptops for vulnerable and disadvantaged children has been… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: Schools can feed pupils without ‘evidence’ of universal credit claim, says minister Schools can start delivering free school meals or food vouchers to newly-eligible pupils before they receive “evidence” of universal… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: Aldi joins national free school meal voucher scheme The supermarket chain Aldi has joined the government’s national free school meals voucher scheme. Vicky Ford, the children’s minister,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: School attendance around 1%, finds DfE analysis Around 1 per cent of pupils are attending school under the coronavirus lockdown, new data from the Department for… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Coronavirus: Struggling academies offered help from resource management advisers Academies in financial difficulty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic may be offered help from the government’s cost-cutting… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Union policy expert joins CST as deputy CEO A union policy expert has been appointed deputy chief executive of academy trust sector body the Confederation of School… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE halts ‘all but essential’ data collections, and urges trusts to do same The government has paused “all but the most essential data collections” to “help reduce the burden” on schools and… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Met to review schools police scheme after judicial review threat The Metropolitan Police will review its Safer Schools Officers scheme across London following concerns it has “disproportionately negative consequences”… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Coronavirus: Schools paying out thousands for cancelled PGL trips Schools are paying out thousands of pounds to parents in order to cover the costs of cancelled trips as… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Coronavirus: Schools will get ‘proper notice’ before they reopen, says Williamson Schools will get “proper notice” before they reopen so they are “able to prepare” for the return of pupils,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 980 Older