Theme 1 news Covid Trust blames not balancing books on lack of DfE Covid cash An expert said standalone academies faced particular challenges, but Covid boosted rather than worsened many schools’ finances Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Covid Covid funding data reveals £124m summer schools underspend Breakdown published by DfE shows schools received almost £300m in Covid grants Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y Covid School attendance hits five-month low, workforce absence soars Nearly one in 10 secondary school teachers were off last week, DfE estimates Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid DfE forks out £5m for Covid inquiry lawyers The department has contracted a global legal firm based in Manchester for five years Schools Week Reporter 2y Schools Week Reporter 2y Covid Long Covid affects 1 in 20 secondary pupils, study suggests Pupils with symptoms 12 weeks or more after getting Covid are also more likely to suffer mental health problems Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid Exclusive Vacancies for some school leader roles up 85% on pre-Covid rates Data also suggests more teaching vacancies have been advertised in the last five months than in any of the… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid One in four pupils were persistently absent in autumn 2021 Changes to isolation rules reduced Covid-related absence, but illness drove a rise in other absences Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid Williamson provided wine and mince pies for DfE lockdown Xmas party Sue Gray report finds 50 staff were invited to the ‘festive drinks’ – organised days in advance Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Covid, Schools Exclusive Another procurement legal row emerges as DfE ‘under stress’ At least three major outsourcing contracts from the DfE have been at the centre of legal challenges Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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
