News Coronavirus: Cabinet minister promises to ‘comfort’ unions as tensions grow over schools plan A cabinet minister has said the government will work with unions to provide “as much comfort as we possibly… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: DfE’s chief scientific adviser issues ‘clarification’ on school reopening comments The Department for Education’s chief scientific adviser has issued a “clarification” on controversial comments he made about his involvement… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y 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 6y John Dickens 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y John Dickens 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y 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 6y John Dickens 6y 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 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 1,030 Older
