Council tells heads to ‘self-manage’ Covid outbreaks Local authority tells schools to stop reporting Covid cases amid an ‘increase demand on public health services’
Warm welcome: The schools offering ‘sanctuary’ to Afghan refugees Thousands of children evacuated from Kabul have been placed in England’s schools. We talk to leaders about their ‘moral obligation’ to their new pupils
DfE considers council-run MATs to achieve academy ambition Ministers ‘open to slightly different models of partnership’ as schools white paper looms
MATs gain schools and record cash boost amid Covid Academies boasted record levels of spare cash and continued to expand amid the pandemic, Kreston’s annual benchmarking report shows
DfE trialling ‘real-time’ attendance tracker to cut absences ‘Less burdensome’ automated data collection hailed as ‘first step to more efficient approach’
Record high of 1 in 25 pupils off with Covid as confirmed cases double A quarter of schools have more than 15 per cent of teachers off – nearly double the rate in September
How schools can reverse Gypsy and Roma under-achievement MPs are investigating why Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children have the worst exclusion and attainment rates
‘Discrimination’: Small trusts denied two-thirds of repairs cash One school has seen six bids to replace a dilapidated classroom rejected, sparking claims rural schools are at a disadvantage
RSC advisory board election results delayed DfE says outcome of election for advisers on academy oversight will no longer be announced this month