Theme 1 news 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 4y Tom Belger 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Weekly Covid testing for most school pupils ditched from today Boris Johnson outlines plan for ‘living with Covid-19’ Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid DfE extends Covid school workforce fund until Easter Staff fund extended until April 8 Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y 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 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Remote admissions appeals here to stay as DfE seeks to make Covid changes permanent Hearings would also be allowed to continue with just two panelists if one withdraws Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Ministers told to beef up waning pupil vaccination rates Calls come as new data shows poorer pupils are the least likely to be vaccinated James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid Long read ‘Epidemic of anxiety’: Special schools feel brunt of Omicron surge Special schools battle higher rates of staff and pupil absence James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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
