Second jabs planned in schools from January 10 Every school will receive second-dose sessions by half-term, even as more than half 12-15-year-olds remain unvaccinated
Covid: Staff absence up by 20% as term draws to a close More than 230,000 pupils were off due to Covid on December 9
DfE launches ‘marketplace’ for schools to buy Covid air purifiers It would cost schools at least £5,900 to fund one unit in every classroom
Covid reversing maths progress, national reference test shows But the 2021 NRT suggests a ‘surprising’ lack of Covid impact on English performance
Ofsted inspections cancelled next week so schools can prepare for Omicron Schools will only be inspected if there are safeguarding concerns
Schools targeted by scam NHS emails offering Omicron PCR tests The DfE is urging schools to be vigilant about fake NHS emails urging readers to order tests ‘to avoid restrictions’
Council facing legal action over mandatory attendance rule Local authority is ‘demanding’ all children are back in the classroom
DfE to provide 1,000 air cleaning units for AP and special schools Unions said all schools should receive air cleaning units based on need, rather than only ones that could afford them
‘It’s the right time’: Amanda Spielman defends inspecting Covid-hit schools The chief inspector came under fire from school leaders at an event who called routine Ofsted inspections mid-Covid “profoundly wrong”