Covid outcomes squeeze ‘waning’, but disadvantage gap widens Union boss calls for ‘renewed focus on low-attainment and disadvantage gap’, after release of NFER report
Absence gap for vulnerable children rises Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers
Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload
DfE Covid lockdown party may have gone on past 1am Staff swiped out of Sanctuary Buildings 34 times after 10am on night of party, 8 times after 1am
Largest trust would shun ‘inflammatory’ new strike laws Minimum service levels ‘likely to be self-defeating in practice’, warns United Learning
Williamson ‘considered resigning’ over ‘panic’ Jan 2021 school closures Former ed sec tells Covid inquiry he did not have ‘complete autonomy’ over closure decisions, and claims his advice was ignored
How to catch-up after Covid In the second of a three-part series on bridging Covid-related learning gaps, Phil Roberts, Director from SIMS at ParentPay Group shares the strategies teachers are using to get children’s learning back on track.
NELI catch-up scheme boosted children’s language by 4 months Evaluation also finds pupils eligible for free school meals made even more progress from national roll-out of intervention
New academy trust found for Isle of Sheppey school School being given up by Oasis has never been rated ‘good’ or better