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Schools wait for £50m in Covid costs

The government is yet to pay out a third of the cash requested to deal with the costs associated...

James Carr
James Carr
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Face coverings mandatory in communal areas of all secondary schools

The wearing of face coverings will become mandatory in communal areas of all secondary schools from Monday. Following the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fewer than 1 in 5 teachers support calls for full school lockdowns

Fewer than one in five teachers want schools to close, but over two in five think rotas should be...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools to remain open during second national lockdown, PM confirms

Schools in England will remain open during the month-long national lockdown due to begin on Thursday, Boris Johnson has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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What new Datalab analysis tells us about Covid and school attendance

Pupils in the some of the poorest areas of the country are missing out on schooling the most, according...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Year 7 pupils ’22 months behind expectations’, finds writing study

New year 7 pupils are 22 months behind where they should be, an online assessment provider has said after...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Over 18,000 entries for autumn GCSEs, but that’s not including English and maths

There have been 18,450 entries for GCSE exams being held this autumn for those who weren’t happy with their...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Attendance rates vary hugely across England, finds EPI report

School attendance rates vary hugely across England, new research has found, prompting concerns that pupils in some parts of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No evidence for minister’s claim parents ‘prefer to pay’ for school dinners

A government minister stands accused of misleading the public after he falsely claimed that research showed parents “actually prefer...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker