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Pressure mounts on ministers as study shows fifth of pupils do no schoolwork at home

Children not in school during the lockdown have been spending an average of 2.5 hours a day doing schoolwork,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools told they can’t claim back costs of preventative cleaning

The government’s exceptional costs reimbursement scheme must be extended to cover preventative measures as school reopen in the coronavirus...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pressure on government grows for September schools plan

The government is under increasing pressure to produce a proper coronavirus plan for schools, particularly the renewed pledge to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools need to know 2021 exam plans before summer, says Ofqual chief

Schools need to know what’s happening with next year’s exams “before the summer break ideally”, the head of the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Just 52% of primary schools reopened to more pupils last week, DfE data shows

Just over half of of primary schools reopened to more pupils last week, official government figures show. Attendance data...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: 50% oppose back-to-school plans as trust in government slumps

The government’s plan for the wider reopening of schools from today is opposed by half of Britons, a new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Schools expected to deliver food parcels when more pupils return

Schools will be expected to make food parcels available for delivery or collection instead of using the national voucher...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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£300m for councils to help contain local coronavirus outbreaks in schools

A new £300m funding package has been made available to local authorities to help contain coronavirus outbreaks, including in...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Reopening on June 1 ‘may not be possible for all schools’ admits Johnson

Reopening schools to pupils in reception, year 1 and year 6 “may not be possible for all schools”, Boris...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker