Theme 1 news Covid Majority of schools host just one week of Covid summer school Over 336,000 pupils attended summer schools last year James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid Pupil self-isolation advice slashed to 3 days Heads question guidance changes and end to free testing as Covid continues to disrupt schools Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Covid: In-school vaccination programme to end this week Schools still asked to ‘signpost’ alternative vaccination routes for pupils James Carr 4y James Carr 4y 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 4y Tom Belger 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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
