New year’s honours 2022: Who got what in the schools community 56 people with links to England’s schools have been recognised
Covid vaccine recommended for vulnerable 5 to 11-year-olds JCVI recommendation comes after a paediatric formulation of the Pfizer vaccine was approved for children
DBS ‘ready’ for supply teacher drive as DfE pledges to release own staff Eligible civil servants not working on Covid will be released for supply teaching
Zahawi asks STRB for two-year pay plan to help achieve £30k salary pledge Education secretary tells pay review body he wants a ‘significant uplift’ to starting salaries
Covid savings fuel record turnaround in maintained school finances Lower energy and exam costs saved schools millions during lockdowns
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 worried own catch-up plan ‘insufficient’ to fix learning loss Official documents reveal DfE predicted earlier this year its recovery efforts could fail
DfE looks to ex-teachers to fill Covid staffing gaps Leaders also asked to ‘use their own networks to encourage sign-up’
Attendance a ‘stubborn concern’, and 4 more findings from Ofsted recovery research Many schools have introduced a ‘recovery curriculum’ to aid catch-up