Theme 1 news Covid Face masks in classrooms ditched from tomorrow Rules on coverings in communal areas will end on Thursday next week Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y 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 2y James Carr 2y Covid Exclusive Edenred out as DfE sets up school meal voucher plan B Edtech firm win ‘contingency scheme’ contract Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Covid State schools in deprived areas hit hardest by staff absence Schools report using non-teaching staff to cover lessons and almost one in 10 combine classes as Omicron disruption continues Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid DfE to pay 100% of breakfast clubs costs until August in partial U-turn Government delays plan to make schools pay 25% of breakfast costs and expands eligibility ‘in light of Covid’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid DfE says over 550 ex-teachers answered Covid call to arms But no figures on how many have actually rejoined classrooms missing tens of thousands of teachers Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid Schools cut music and PE, and 7 other findings from DfE recovery research Report looks at how schools coped with the impact of Covid in 2020-21 Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Covid Open classroom windows between lessons so kids don’t get too cold, says DfE But experts warn methods are not a ‘magic bullet’ James Carr 2y James Carr 2y Covid Omicron: 1 in 25 staff off with Covid as absence rate doubles Tens of thousands of staff are off school with confirmed cases of the virus Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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
