Theme 1 news Covid Covid absence halves after half term, but 130,000 pupils still off DfE data suggests Covid absence fell to 1.6 per cent last week Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Health bosses given more leeway to bring back masks in school corridors Government changes language on face coverings in contingency framework guidance Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid 16 and 17-year-olds to be offered second Covid vaccine dose Javid also confirms boosters for those aged 40 and over Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid CO2 monitors: Almost half of promised devices delivered But data doesn’t show how many schools are yet to receive deliveries Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid 250k Covid absences in week before half term, with south west worst hit DfE data shows Covid absences nationally rose to 3.2 per cent on October 21 Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Covid survey: 4 in 10 schools ‘don’t expect’ to use National Tutoring Programme The Department for Education has published responses to its Covid-19 snapshot surveys Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Covid Learning loss study: ‘Notable’ catch-up at primary, but poorer pupils much further behind Study finds disadvantaged secondary pupils were still 1.6 months further behind their peers this summer Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Zahawi urges older pupils to test before school return as Covid rates rise again ONS estimates around 1 in 11 secondary pupils tested positive in week before half term Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Covid: Children missed 219 million days in school during spring term Partial school closures meant 57.5% of physical school sessions were missed Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 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
