Schools

DfE to let councils invest absence fines in attendance support

The DfE has also published more prescriptive guidance for schools, trusts and councils on attendance policies

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

Exams 2022: Invigilator rules relaxed over shortage fears

But experts warns schools still face 'huge challenge' in securing enough invigilators

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears

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

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Schools can help eradicate outdated myth that physics isn’t for girls

Recent comments by ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ suggesting girls ‘naturally’ don’t like physics, are damaging and outdated, writes Rachel Youngman

James Carr
Rachel Youngman
Schools

Herrington: ‘We’ll miss targets if trusts act in their own interest’

Meeting literacy and numeracy targets will require academies' and councils cooperating, says national schools commissioner

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Teachers ‘unsupported’ as Covid outbreaks continue to blight schools

Almost half of teachers report testing positive last term, according to union survey

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Pupil attendance falls again as Covid closures double

Despite overall Covid absences falling, the number of pupils missing school due to closures doubled to 34,000

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Covid: In-school vaccination programme to end this week

Schools still asked to 'signpost' alternative vaccination routes for pupils

James Carr
James Carr
Academies

White paper: What academy shakeup means for trusts, councils and schools

Trusts should have 10+ schools, councils will run academies and good schools may exit trusts in shakeup of 'messy'...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger