Theme 1 news 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 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid ‘Extreme concern’ Covid inquiry won’t focus enough on education Inquiry chair urges public to respond to consultation Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Covid Exclusive Nearly 10% of year 11s still absent from school as exams loom Leaders describe new data as ‘extremely worrying’ as exam students remain worst-hit by absences Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Oak academy to move into public hands with ‘no privatisation’ and independence condition Education secretary will say he’s committed to building on the ‘by teachers, for teachers’ approach behind its launch’ Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Covid Covid: Attendance reaches 9-month high, but schools ‘not out of the woods’ More than one in ten schools still report high staff absences Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid DfE scales back school Covid attendance data collection Schools will only have to fill out educational settings status form weekly from Monday Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 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
