Covid
The DfE has published a new version of the Academies Financial Handbook for 2021, rebranded the Academy Trust Handbook.

DfE worried own catch-up plan ‘insufficient’ to fix learning loss

Official documents reveal DfE predicted earlier this year its recovery efforts could fail

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools
edtech demonstrator United Learning
Exclusive

400 schools sign up to take collective action against SIMS

However the DfE has given schools the green light to proceed with sign-up

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted
Ofsted

Attendance a ‘stubborn concern’, and 4 more findings from Ofsted recovery research

Many schools have introduced a 'recovery curriculum' to aid catch-up

James Carr
James Carr
Covid
Around a third of Department for Education funding linked to Covid will be from underspends or existing budgets, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

DfE extends Covid workforce fund until Feb half-term

The scheme was reintroduced last month amid rising rates

James Carr
James Carr
News

Teachers urged to get booster jabs, as schools given ‘flexibility’ for January return

PM also revealed 12- to 15-year-olds can book in second jabs from Monday

James Carr
James Carr
Teacher training

9 in 10 leaders say ECF reforms creating extra workload

NAHT union warns mentors are 'drowning' in work

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

£10m catch-up schemes to help schools with most learning loss

Three regions set to benefit from extra maths and literacy cash

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid
Covid vaccine

Omicron: Javid says ‘no guarantees’ on schools staying open

Health minister Sajid Javid said there are “no guarantees” about whether schools will stay open amid warnings of a...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring
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Trust funds full-time tutors for disadvantaged pupils

TKAT recruits its own full-time tutors following extension of £250k pilot

Tom Belger
Tom Belger