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One in three schools hit by fraudsters impersonating staff emails

Schools have been warned they face particular cyber-security risks on exam and results days

New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears

The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime

No more snow days: Remote lessons keep kids learning during storms

Oak National Academy use also hits near record high as 120,000 pupils log on during closures

Storm Eunice: Schools across south west England to close

Leaders asked to provide remote learning after Met Office issues rare ‘red’ wind warning

Online Oak academy lessons soar as Omicron hits returning schools

Internet learning platform says use has returned to levels not seen since last March

Teacher survey on remote learning: 5 things we learned

Pupils in the poorest areas covered only two-thirds of the material while learning remotely as their peers in the classroom, new figures show. The gap between online and in-school learning was larger in schools with more deprived pupils than those in wealthier areas. The data was released as part of Office for National Statistics research […]

Remote learning ‘legal duty’ may be reintroduced next year, says DfE

The government may once again place a legal duty upon schools when they return next year to provide remote learning for pupils unable to attend schools due to Covid-19. The Department for Education confirmed it will assess the development of the pandemic over the summer and into the autumn term to see if a new […]

DfE seeks public ownership of Oak as budget set to halve next term

The Department for Education wants to take Oak National Academy into public ownership, according to the group behind the project, and its budget will be halved next term. The Reach Foundation has announced Oak will “stay open and free to use for at least the next two terms” after the DfE approved another grant worth […]

‘You have to not look like you’re giving up’

Jess Staufenberg talks to the trust boss the government threatened to sue, who values autonomy and wellbeing for her schools and staff above all else There are very few school leaders who have been threatened with legal action by their own education secretary. Focus Trust chief executive Helen Rowland’s crime was that she wanted to […]