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Back-to-school plans in chaos as unions launch legal action

The government’s back-to-school plans are in chaos after leadership unions began legal action and the country’s largest teaching union...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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London boroughs challenge government decision to keep primaries open

London boroughs are challenging the government’s decision to keep their primaries open despite having higher infections than areas told...

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Schools Week Reporter
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January school reopenings: Everything you need to know

The government has announced big changes to its plan for the return of pupils to schools in January. Gavin...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Army ‘on standby’ to provide testing support – but most won’t be on-site

Armed forces personnel will be “on standby” to provide “in-person support” with mass testing of pupils next term, but...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools ‘won’t be sued’ if they don’t carry out testing, says minister in leaked MPs’ briefing

Schools “won’t be sued” if they don’t carry out mass testing slated for January, the schools minister has said....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE staff offered £1k bonuses to work on school testing prep over Christmas

Department for Education staff have been offered £1,000 bonuses to work over Christmas on preparations for mass testing in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Mass testing in schools: Everything you need to know

The government has this week announced mass testing in schools from January 4. The announcement – in the last...

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John Dickens
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Unions tell ministers mass testing plans are ‘inoperable’, and pledge to back schools who refuse

Unions and professional associations have said they will fully back schools that are “unable” to deliver mass testing from...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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What did we learn from Nick Gibb about mass-testing in schools?

The schools minister Nick Gibb has set out further details about the government’s mass-testing programme for schools, which is...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker