Covid

DfE was ‘confident’ over Covid testing plan to keep schools open – rather than closures

DfE permanent secretary tells the Covid Inquiry mass testing would have been 'executed really well' in January 2021 -...

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Covid

Williamson texted PM he was ‘f****d over’ by Covid decisions

Covid inquiry sees expletive-riddled text sent by Gavin Williamson to Boris Johnson over school closures and catch-up tsar's appointment

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

SEND adviser admits reforms ‘taking longer than sector hoped’

Dame Christine Lenehan said government is 'taking a while' to 'get it's plans right'

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Recruitment and retention

Trust offers degree pathway to create ‘children’s workforce’

Reach Foundation to launch unit to provide 'structural solutions' to workforce recruitment and retention issues

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Politics

Kids’ school dinner protest leaves a bad taste

NEU stunt involving primary pupils handing out leaflets on free school meals draws criticism

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Phonics

Disadvantaged pupils see drop in phonics results

Pupils with SEN also less likely to meet 'expected standard', as overall progress since the pandemic plateaus

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
News

‘It’s too late to do anything’: How Williamson responded to Covid grade concerns

United Learning CEO Sir Jon Coles reveals education secretary's response to concerns over 2020's algorithm grades plan

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
SEND

‘Best practice’ guidance promised for SEN units

National Children's Bureau will deliver review on how mainstream schools can set up SEN units as part of government's...

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Covid

Covid inquiry unearths more school pandemic ‘chaos’

And former education secretary says he was given just one day to plan for closing classrooms

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas