News

PM sets out March 8 school reopening plans

Boris Johnson has set out the government’s school reopening plans, confirming that all schools will reopen to all pupils...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Secondary schools expected to test returning pupils three times on site

Secondary schools will be expected to test returning pupils on site three times when they reopen, the government has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Government to research ‘harms’ caused by Covid-19 to pupils and staff

The Department for Education is to commission research into how Covid-19 has impacted pupils and staff. The “rapid” data...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Health minister: ‘All schools’ to reopen on March 8

All schools will reopen to all pupils on March 8, a health minister has said, as Boris Johnson prepares...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Unions ‘increasingly concerned’ government will order full school reopening on March 8

Unions have urged the government to phase the return of pupils to education settings, amid concerns ministers will opt...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Why we shouldn’t rush to scrap GCSEs in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

We need a debate about the future of education post-Covid-19, but that shouldn’t mean a rush to abolish things...

Freddie Whittaker
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Unions reject teacher pay freeze and call on STRB to defy government

Four education unions representing hundreds of thousands of teachers and leaders have rejected the government’s pay freeze for 2021,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Children’s commissioner to warn of over-focus on school improvement in critical last speech

Ministers should commit to making children “better-off” rather than talking about increasing numbers attending ‘good’ or better schools, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Primary school attendance now six times higher than in the last lockdown

Almost one in four primary pupils were in school last week, with attendance rates among younger pupils now six...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker