Health bosses given more leeway to bring back masks in school corridors Government changes language on face coverings in contingency framework guidance
16 and 17-year-olds to be offered second Covid vaccine dose Javid also confirms boosters for those aged 40 and over
Ofsted questions arts ‘carousel’ at KS3 Watchdog official says teaching music only in part of the year could affect pupils ‘aural memory’
Fifth of schools face 5-year wait for full-fibre broadband Ministers accused of lacking ‘ambition for children’
Government ditches £90m school ‘arts premium’ manifesto pledge Policy is one of several 2019 pledges to be delayed or to have fallen by the wayside
SEND review ‘steering group’ appointed to push through reforms Children’s minister defends delays to landmark review and warns Covid has ‘intensified’ issues
Pay rises must be met from schools’ core budgets, minister confirms Robin Walker seeks to reassure leaders spending review settlement will make pressures affordable
CO2 monitors: Almost half of promised devices delivered But data doesn’t show how many schools are yet to receive deliveries