Schools battle to stay open amid Covid surge Leaders take extra teaching and cleaning duties as secondary absences breach 10 per cent mark
Zahawi admits reform failures. But can he win over academy sceptics? The education secretary speaks to Schools Week about his plans for schools, and why he doesn’t want to ‘play politics’
Just 1 in 7 schools use Randstad-approved tutors And government is still over a million courses away from its annual year target
DfE ‘misreporting’ data to back academies drive, claims NEU Government’s case for full academisation is ‘flawed’, say union leaders
Just half of secondary teachers tell parents about action on ‘falling behind’ pupils Informing families about interventions for pupils behind in English and maths is a key strand of the DfE’s new ‘parent pledge’
Pupil self-isolation advice slashed to 3 days Heads question guidance changes and end to free testing as Covid continues to disrupt schools
SEND review won’t repeat ‘mistakes of the past’ – Zahawi Education secretary says system is failing and reform is ‘long overdue’
New teachers won’t have to extend induction because of Covid absence New teachers will be able to progress to second-year induction even if they miss more than 30 days, with Covid absences discounted
SEND review: The proposed reforms to alternative provision Changes to the way AP is funded and used by schools have been put forward by the government