Theme 1 news Covid DfE extends Covid workforce fund until Feb half-term The scheme was reintroduced last month amid rising rates James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid £10m catch-up schemes to help schools with most learning loss Three regions set to benefit from extra maths and literacy cash Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Covid Covid: Staff absence up by 20% as term draws to a close More than 230,000 pupils were off due to Covid on December 9 James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Second jabs planned in schools from January 10 Every school will receive second-dose sessions by half-term, even as more than half 12-15-year-olds remain unvaccinated Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid DfE launches ‘marketplace’ for schools to buy Covid air purifiers It would cost schools at least £5,900 to fund one unit in every classroom Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Omicron: Javid says ‘no guarantees’ on schools staying open Health minister Sajid Javid said there are “no guarantees” about whether schools will stay open amid warnings of a… Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Covid Exclusive Catch-up mentors used as teaching cover, report reveals Mentors redeployed during periods of ‘particularly high’ staff absences Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Plan B: What does this mean for schools? No change on face masks, don’t move teaching online and inspections cancelled Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Covid Exclusive Ofsted inspections cancelled next week so schools can prepare for Omicron Schools will only be inspected if there are safeguarding concerns John Dickens 3y John Dickens 3y Newer 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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
