Pupil attendance falls again as Covid closures double Despite overall Covid absences falling, the number of pupils missing school due to closures doubled to 34,000
White paper: Most ‘coasting’ schools already academies DfE consults on forcing schools ‘not making necessary improvements’ to become academies or join a new trust
Schools battle to stay open amid Covid surge Leaders take extra teaching and cleaning duties as secondary absences breach 10 per cent mark
Majority of schools host just one week of Covid summer school Over 336,000 pupils attended summer schools last year
Just half of secondary teachers tell parents about action on ‘falling behind’ pupils Informing families about interventions for pupils behind in English and maths is a key strand of the DfE’s new ‘parent pledge’
Covid: In-school vaccination programme to end this week Schools still asked to ‘signpost’ alternative vaccination routes for pupils
White paper: DfE reveals the ‘coasting’ schools facing intervention Ministers will prioritise schools in investment areas and with ‘long-term underperformance’
Schools white paper: New key stage 3 benchmarking tests The digital tests will provide an ‘understanding of national performance’
Ofsted will use 2022 SATs and GCSE results to judge curriculum impact Inspectors will be ‘sensitive in their use of this data’