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When will schools reopen? How ministers responded to that key question this week

After announcing the current partial schools closures will last until at least February half-term, politicians are now increasingly being...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE plans two-year extension to National Tutoring Programme

The Department for Education intends to extend its National Tutoring Programme for a further two years, Schools Week can...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Food parcels fiasco: How the pandemic exposed free school meals failures…again

The government is facing questions over its handling of the free school meals fiasco after it emerged that ministers...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson pleads ignorance over new Covid strain ahead of Greenwich decision, despite Hancock’s warning hours earlier

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has claimed he did not know about the new strain of coronavirus before ordering a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Edenred is back: Free school meals voucher scheme to relaunch Monday

The government’s national free school meals voucher scheme will relaunch next Monday and be run by original supplier Edenred...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted inspections to be done remotely after U-turn

Ofsted monitoring inspections will now take place remotely until half term, following a U-turn by the watchdog. The inspectorate...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupil absence due to school closures almost trebled in last week of term

The number of pupils missing school due to Covid-related closures nearly trebled in the last week of the autumn...

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE pledges 300,000 more laptops – but unclear when they’ll be delivered

The Department for Education has pledged to provide an additional 300,000 laptops and tablets to assist poorer pupils with...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fact check: What does the guidance on key worker children attendance actually say?

Changing guidance and interventions from ministers has created confusion over which pupils should be attending school, putting further pressure...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker