Theme 1 news Covid Covid-related absence jumps 60% in a fortnight More than 200,000 pupils were off because of Covid on November 25 Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y Covid Omicron case ‘linked’ to Essex primary school Investigations into spread of variant also taking place at Nottingham school Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Covid Omicron: What you need to know about new guidance for schools Government says changes are ‘precaution’ and ‘temporary’ measure John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y Covid Council facing legal action over mandatory attendance rule Local authority is ‘demanding’ all children are back in the classroom Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Covid Covid: Secondary schools to test returning pupils on-site in January Schools have just a few days to order test kits after sudden government announcement Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Exclusive Classroom carbon dioxide levels up to three times above watchdog guidelines Some school leaders say CO2 monitors provided by DfE are having no impact James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid DfE appoints just 5 attendance advisers (after years of council cuts) DfE says tens of organisations will benefit from expert advice James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid Covid taking bigger toll on school staff wellbeing, study finds This year 62% of school staff said the pandemic contributed to poor mental health, up from 33% in 2020 James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Newer 1 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
