Theme 1 news Covid Covid: In-school vaccination programme to end this week Schools still asked to ‘signpost’ alternative vaccination routes for pupils James Carr 2mo James Carr 2mo Covid New teachers won’t have to extend induction because of Covid absence New teachers will be able to progress to second-year induction even if they miss more than 30 days, with… Tom Belger 2mo Tom Belger 2mo Covid Free school meals permanently extended to pupils with ‘no recourse to public funds’ Children of families subject to immigration control were temporarily given access to free meals in April 2020 Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Covid 270 million in-person school days missed due to Covid last year Absences rose more than five-fold in first full year of the pandemic Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Covid Covid pupil absences triple in two weeks and almost 1 in 10 teachers off DfE data shows Covid disruption to schools is on the rise again Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Covid Exclusive Covid: Ex-teacher call to arms falls flat as 1 in 3 make it to classroom Dozens of former teachers who signed up to alleviate Covid staff pressures have pulled out Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Covid Exclusive Fears over Covid testing cut-off as pupil absences start to rise Attendance tracker records ‘first significant increase’ since late January Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Covid Covid: Year 1 pupils furthest behind in reading, study finds Youngest pupils have been worst-affected by partial school closures, and show less signs of recovery Freddie Whittaker 2mo Freddie Whittaker 2mo Covid ‘Extreme concern’ Covid inquiry won’t focus enough on education Inquiry chair urges public to respond to consultation Samantha Booth 2mo Samantha Booth 2mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 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 9mo James Carr 9mo 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 11mo Tom Belger 11mo