Schools raid own coffers after DfE provides just 8,000 air-cleaning units Education secretary claims allocation is based on school feedback
Omicron battle looms as pupils return to schools Staff shortages bite as few returner teachers reach classroom, Freddie Whittaker and James Carr report
Order new Covid tests by 5pm or face two-week wait, DfE tells schools Test kits ordered after 5pm today won’t be delivered until the week after next
Spring term Covid guidance changes: 7 things we learned Air cleaning units only for schools with ‘sustained high’ CO2 levels, and teachers not expected to wear masks in classroom
DfE recommends masks in secondary classes as Omicron surges Ministers will also provide 7,000 more air-cleaning unit and Ofsted won’t ask serving leaders to carry out inspections
New year’s honours 2022: Who got what in the schools community 56 people with links to England’s schools have been recognised
Covid vaccine recommended for vulnerable 5 to 11-year-olds JCVI recommendation comes after a paediatric formulation of the Pfizer vaccine was approved for children
Academy trusts get £21m in non-repayable bailouts The Academies Enterprise Trust received £2 million, one of more than 80 trusts bailed out in a single year
DBS ‘ready’ for supply teacher drive as DfE pledges to release own staff Eligible civil servants not working on Covid will be released for supply teaching