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Details are scarce on policy rehashed from retention scheme scrapped in 2020
IfS analysis finds average private school fees are now 92 per cent higher than state funding
DfE tells heads vaccine rollout 'should take priority'
Ofqual reveals just 8,880 entries have been made for autumn A-level exams, down from 20,100 in 2020
Education secretary concerned about Covid absences and 'persistent absenteeism'
More than 100,000 pupils off with confirmed Covid last week, DfE data suggests
The education secretary addressed the Conservative Party conference
NEU boss says abolishing cap on teachers' hours would be a 'big mistake'
Party's policy still unclear as activists intensify calls for academies to be scrapped
