Theme 1 news 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid CO2 monitors: Almost half of promised devices delivered But data doesn’t show how many schools are yet to receive deliveries Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Samantha Booth 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Rise in Covid absence slows, but record numbers still off A rise in Covid-related absence from schools seen since the beginning of term has slowed, with attendance rates actually… Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Long read The councils forced into school Covid action 11 councils are advising all schools in their areas to reintroduce Covid classroom measures Schools Week Reporter 3y Schools Week Reporter 3y 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 3y James Carr 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y
