Theme 1 news Covid Exclusive Council tells heads to ‘self-manage’ Covid outbreaks Local authority tells schools to stop reporting Covid cases amid an ‘increase demand on public health services’ James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Academies, Covid MATs gain schools and record cash boost amid Covid Academies boasted record levels of spare cash and continued to expand amid the pandemic, Kreston’s annual benchmarking report shows Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Covid Record high of 1 in 25 pupils off with Covid as confirmed cases double A quarter of schools have more than 15 per cent of teachers off – nearly double the rate in… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid DfE rejects 1 in 5 requests for school air-cleaning units 285 schools had bids for government-funded units refused because they ‘did not meet the eligibility criteria’ James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid ‘I’m trying to protect young people’: Heads ignore PM call to drop face masks from classroom Many schools persisting with masks despite guidance change James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid All schools and trusts offered improvement help to tackle Covid woes The trust and school improvement offer, including support from NLEs, is no longer limited to RI schools Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Covid Face masks in classrooms ditched from tomorrow Rules on coverings in communal areas will end on Thursday next week Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Schools fear closures amid Covid testing kit delays 8% of schools reported having staff unable to attend due to a lack of Covid tests James Carr 4y James Carr 4y Covid Exclusive Edenred out as DfE sets up school meal voucher plan B Edtech firm win ‘contingency scheme’ contract Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Newer 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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
