Theme 1 news Covid Poll: 7 in 10 primary heads say catch-up cash ‘insufficient’ Two in five leaders raid pupil premium budgets to make ends meet Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid Academy reserves surge to £3.9 billion after Covid savings The average academy trust saw their reserves jump 29%, boosted by unlikely Covid windfalls Tom Belger 2y Tom Belger 2y Covid Teachers ‘unsupported’ as Covid outbreaks continue to blight schools Almost half of teachers report testing positive last term, according to union survey Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid MP’s claim teachers broke lockdown rules ‘insulting and offensive’ Conservative Michael Fabricant under fire for comments made while defending Boris Johnson over partygate Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid DfE will no longer publish school Covid absence updates Leaders warn ‘having no stats doesn’t mean Covid has disappeared’ James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Pupil attendance falls again as Covid closures double Despite overall Covid absences falling, the number of pupils missing school due to closures doubled to 34,000 James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Nine things we learned from Ofsted’s latest education recovery research The watchdog found schools struggling with staff shortages, unclear Covid measures and identifying learning gaps Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker and Tom Belger 3y Covid Schools battle to stay open amid Covid surge Leaders take extra teaching and cleaning duties as secondary absences breach 10 per cent mark James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Majority of schools host just one week of Covid summer school Over 336,000 pupils attended summer schools last year James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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
