Theme 1 news 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 2y Tom Belger 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Tom Belger 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid Weekly Covid testing for most school pupils ditched from today Boris Johnson outlines plan for ‘living with Covid-19’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid DfE extends Covid school workforce fund until Easter Staff fund extended until April 8 Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Covid Covid pupil absences fall, but 320,000 still off Leaders still facing ‘major headache’ as almost one in ten staff remain absent Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 3y Tom Belger 3y
