Theme 1 news Covid Top university places up 28% after record A-level results Accepted student numbers on competitive courses have soared Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Cabinet secretary to investigate DfE Christmas party, says top civil servant Acland-Hood also admits she attended December 10 ‘gathering’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid School leadership supply ‘on the brink’ as headship aspiration ‘plummets’ Over half of deputy heads and middle leaders now say they don’t aspire to headship Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Heads blast ministers as Covid thwarts nativities again Prime minister Boris Johnson urged schools not to cancel nativity plays this week Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Covid Schools targeted by scam NHS emails offering Omicron PCR tests The DfE is urging schools to be vigilant about fake NHS emails urging readers to order tests ‘to avoid… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid DfE brings back Covid workforce fund as staff absence rises But schools will have to use their reserves first to be able to claim Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Covid-related absence jumps 60% in a fortnight More than 200,000 pupils were off because of Covid on November 25 Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Zahawi on school nativities: the show must go on The education secretary said ‘carry on’ with Christmas events after two years of disruption Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid Omicron case ‘linked’ to Essex primary school Investigations into spread of variant also taking place at Nottingham school Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Newer 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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
