Masks back in class at Oasis schools as other trusts weigh similar move Oasis said other academy trusts were also considering going beyond DfE guidance to tackle Omicron
DfE lets Harris and Oasis off the hook for £9.4m academy sponsor contributions The government has written off cash owed as collection efforts have been ‘exhausted’
DfE top boss handed £278k payout to leave after exams fiasco Jonathan Slater had just eight months left in post, but was pushed out in spate of perm sec departures
DfE looks to ex-teachers to fill Covid staffing gaps Leaders also asked to ‘use their own networks to encourage sign-up’
Fines for school absence plummet by 86 per cent The government wants councils and schools to ramp up enforcement
School apologises for ‘awful’ Xmas lunch after suffering Covid staff shortages Steyning Grammar praised for refunding parents in latest social media storm over school meals
School at centre of student discrimination protest rated ‘good’ Pimlico Academy has ‘stabilised’ after pupil and staff walkouts, but lost its ‘outstanding’ rating
Second jabs planned in schools from January 10 Every school will receive second-dose sessions by half-term, even as more than half 12-15-year-olds remain unvaccinated
DfE launches ‘marketplace’ for schools to buy Covid air purifiers It would cost schools at least £5,900 to fund one unit in every classroom