Theme 1 news Covid ‘Extreme concern’ Covid inquiry won’t focus enough on education Inquiry chair urges public to respond to consultation Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y 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 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Schools left to decide on turning away pupils with Covid symptoms Unions say schools are in an ‘impossible position’ as Covid requirements ease, with fears of conflict with parents Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Covid School attendance at highest since November as Covid absences fall But staff absence remains high and tens of thousands of pupils still have Covid Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid Weekly Covid testing for most school pupils ditched from today Boris Johnson outlines plan for ‘living with Covid-19’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Covid All 5 to 11-year-olds to be offered Covid vaccine Javid accepts JCVI recommendation of ‘non-urgent offer’ of paediatric dose to all primary-aged pupils Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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 4y Tom Belger 4y
