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Coronavirus: School governors told to meet over Skype

School governors should adopt “alternative arrangements” for their meetings now that non-essential gatherings are banned, the government has said....

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Coronavirus: Committee of MPs to probe DfE’s response to disease

The response of the Department for Education to the coronavirus outbreak and the impact of the disease on schools...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Heads expect ‘better’ safety guidance

The NAHT headteachers’ union has said it expects the government to publish “better” safety guidance for schools after vague...

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Coronavirus: Pay suppliers ‘as normal’, government tells schools

Schools should continue to pay their suppliers “as normal” even if their service delivery is disrupted or suspended by...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Universities warned over rush to unconditional offers

The universities regulator has said it will use “any powers available” to prevent institutions from switching pupils’ offers to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: NEU demands virus testing for all school staff

Britain’s largest teaching union has demanded coronavirus testing of all staff working in schools. The National Education Union has...

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Coronavirus: Schools and LAs should ‘work together’, and 5 other key points from the latest DfE guidance

Further guidance on temporary closures during the coronavirus outbreak has been provided to schools. The update provides advice to...

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UTC turns the tables and comes to the aid of a MAT

A north-west England university technical college has become the latest of its type to move towards joining a multi-academy...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: DfE will bus vulnerable and key worker pupils to other schools if theirs can’t stay open

It will be “impossible” for some schools to remain open for vulnerable pupils and children of key workers, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker