Theme 1 news Covid Consider ‘combining classes’ to keep pupils in school, DfE tells leaders New guidance urges ‘flexible’ use of all staff to ‘ensure settings remain open’ amid Omicron disruption John Dickens 3y John Dickens 3y Covid 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 Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid 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 Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid 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 Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Exclusive Masks back in class at Oasis schools as other trusts weigh similar move Oasis said other academy trusts were also considering going beyond DfE guidance to tackle Omicron Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Covid savings fuel record turnaround in maintained school finances Lower energy and exam costs saved schools millions during lockdowns Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid DfE worried own catch-up plan ‘insufficient’ to fix learning loss Official documents reveal DfE predicted earlier this year its recovery efforts could fail Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid DfE looks to ex-teachers to fill Covid staffing gaps Leaders also asked to ‘use their own networks to encourage sign-up’ Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Fines for school absence plummet by 86 per cent The government wants councils and schools to ramp up enforcement Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Newer 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 Older Must Read Covid Exclusive DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y
