News Exclusive Coronavirus: Williamson seeks to reassure heads over free laptops scheme The government hopes its first batch of free laptops and tablets will reach pupils “within weeks”, despite an initial… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive How the government’s free school meals voucher scheme is leaving children without food “I’ve got nothing. No milk, no bread, no food, nothing.” That was the voicemail message a school received from… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y John Dickens 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y James Carr 6y 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 6y John Dickens 6y 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 6y James Carr 6y Newer 1 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 1,015 Older
