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DfE faces £263k bonus bill for staff who helped set up mass testing scheme

The Department for Education faces a bill of up to £263,000 after asking staff to work over Christmas to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools ‘won’t be sued’ if they don’t carry out testing, says minister in leaked MPs’ briefing

Schools “won’t be sued” if they don’t carry out mass testing slated for January, the schools minister has said....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE staff offered £1k bonuses to work on school testing prep over Christmas

Department for Education staff have been offered £1,000 bonuses to work over Christmas on preparations for mass testing in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Mass testing in schools: Everything you need to know

The government has this week announced mass testing in schools from January 4. The announcement – in the last...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Unions tell ministers mass testing plans are ‘inoperable’, and pledge to back schools who refuse

Unions and professional associations have said they will fully back schools that are “unable” to deliver mass testing from...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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What did we learn from Nick Gibb about mass-testing in schools?

The schools minister Nick Gibb has set out further details about the government’s mass-testing programme for schools, which is...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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7 staff roles, 2-hour training and DHSC sign-off on press: Schools given mass-testing instructions

Schools will have to train staff in up to seven different roles and get government sign-off on dealings with...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Rapid Covid-19 tests to be rolled out in all secondary schools from January

Rapid-result coronavirus tests will be rolled out to all secondary schools and colleges across England from January, the government...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Logistics fears as announcement on further mass-testing in schools ‘imminent’

A government announcement on the further rollout of mass Coronavirus testing in schools across England is “imminent”, Schools Week...

James Carr
James Carr