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School budgets ‘on a knife edge’ due to soaring supply staff costs

Schools are “on a knife edge” as the mounting costs of supply staff parachuted in to replace isolating teachers...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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£140m of tuition catch-up cash remains unspent

The government is unlikely to deliver on its promise to provide £350 million in tuition catch-up cash this year....

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Almost 1 in 10 schools now partially closed

Almost one in ten schools in England was partially closed as of last week, new government data shows. Attendance...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: Most GCSEs and A-levels pushed back three weeks

Pupils will still sit one GCSE English and one GCSE maths exam before the summer half term next year,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No blanket closure for schools in ‘very high’ alert areas, PM confirms

Schools in areas with a “very high” Covid-19 alert will not be subject to blanket closures, the prime minister...

James Carr
James Carr
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Oak National Academy lessons will ‘never be sold’

The Oak National Academy has pledged it will “never sell its lessons” after the government confirmed that its charity...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools take £900m Covid hit, but few get cash help

New figures show that the cost of Covid safety measures for schools across England has soared to almost £400...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More schools partially closed, but attendance rises

The proportion of schools fully open to all pupils has fallen again, Department for Education analysis shows, but more...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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How schools are live-streaming lessons around the world

Teachers are donning wireless microphones while pupils are replaced by webcams as schools invest thousands of pounds to live...

Simon Kay
Simon Kay