Schools

Facial recognition systems off the menu as schools reverse plans

Schools rethink approach after data privacy watchdog advises 'less intrusive' policy

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Publish funding allocations to academies, MPs tell DfE

Report finds it is 'not possible' to tell if ministers are living up to their commitments

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Hanging by a thread: How the system is failing SEND children

Shocking reports detail how vulnerable children and their families are left to fall into crisis

John Dickens
John Dickens
Covid

Covid: Children missed 219 million days in school during spring term

Partial school closures meant 57.5% of physical school sessions were missed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Rise in Covid absence slows, but record numbers still off

A rise in Covid-related absence from schools seen since the beginning of term has slowed, with attendance rates actually...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

The councils forced into school Covid action

11 councils are advising all schools in their areas to reintroduce Covid classroom measures

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Covid

Covid: 1 in 12 secondary school pupils test positive

ONS data shows rising infection rates among older pupils, as heads warn they are struggling with absences

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

How do you solve a problem like academies?

Ministers face difficult choices as they seek to move more schools into academy trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Private schools

Faith school which segregated staff finally shut down

Rabia Boys and Girls School in Luton was accused of “actively undermining” British values by Michael Wilshaw in 2016

Tom Belger
Tom Belger