Covid

Williamson texted PM he was ‘f****d over’ by Covid decisions

Covid inquiry sees expletive-riddled text sent by Gavin Williamson to Boris Johnson over school closures and catch-up tsar's appointment

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Covid

Covid inquiry unearths more school pandemic ‘chaos’

And former education secretary says he was given just one day to plan for closing classrooms

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Attendance

Schools stumble on the attendance tightrope

Schools are walking an attendance tightrope amid government pressure and more parental opposition

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Civil service boss: Covid exams U-turn ‘most awful governing ever’

Simon Case said in August 2020 that 'lots of people should lose their heads' over exams fiasco

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

Long Covid teachers join forces to sue ministers

About 85 teachers in the UK have expressed an interest in joining the action

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
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Where the legacy of Covid remains

96% of school leaders report post-pandemic learning gaps still affecting pupils

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Covid

Covid: ‘Williamson threw schools under the bus’

Inquiry hears former education secretary opposed face masks in schools to avoid 'surrender' to unions

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Covid

Williamson opposed masks in schools because he didn’t want to ‘surrender’ to unions

Evidence to the Covid-inquiry claims the former education secretary 'didn't want to give an inch' to the education unions...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

School partially closes after ‘rapid spike’ in teacher Covid cases

Uppingham Community College said it was 'becoming unsafe' to operate at full capacity as 17 staff absent

Amy Walker
Amy Walker