DfE recommends masks in secondary classes as Omicron surges Ministers will also provide 7,000 more air-cleaning unit and Ofsted won’t ask serving leaders to carry out inspections
New year’s honours 2022: Who got what in the schools community 56 people with links to England’s schools have been recognised
Covid vaccine recommended for vulnerable 5 to 11-year-olds JCVI recommendation comes after a paediatric formulation of the Pfizer vaccine was approved for children
DBS ‘ready’ for supply teacher drive as DfE pledges to release own staff Eligible civil servants not working on Covid will be released for supply teaching
Zahawi asks STRB for two-year pay plan to help achieve £30k salary pledge Education secretary tells pay review body he wants a ‘significant uplift’ to starting salaries
DfE worried own catch-up plan ‘insufficient’ to fix learning loss Official documents reveal DfE predicted earlier this year its recovery efforts could fail
Catch-up mentors used as teaching cover, report reveals Mentors redeployed during periods of ‘particularly high’ staff absences
Zahawi unveils new 17-member ‘attendance alliance’ Academy trust leaders will also form a sub-alliance to identify best practice
Cabinet secretary to investigate DfE Christmas party, says top civil servant Acland-Hood also admits she attended December 10 ‘gathering’