Theme 1 news Covid How effective are face masks in the classroom? Minsters have published the evidence behind their decision to bring back face coverings in the classroom Samantha Booth 6mo Samantha Booth 6mo Covid Exclusive Unions to challenge heads who follow DfE ‘combine classes’ advice Five education unions say the government guidance aimed at keeping pupils in school will only increase Covid transmission Samantha Booth 6mo Samantha Booth 6mo Covid Order new Covid tests by 5pm or face two-week wait, DfE tells schools Test kits ordered after 5pm today won’t be delivered until the week after next Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Covid Spring term Covid guidance changes: 7 things we learned Air cleaning units only for schools with ‘sustained high’ CO2 levels, and teachers not expected to wear masks in… Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Covid Consider ‘combining classes’ to keep pupils in school, DfE tells leaders New guidance urges ‘flexible’ use of all staff to ‘ensure settings remain open’ amid Omicron disruption John Dickens 6mo John Dickens 6mo Covid DfE recommends masks in secondary classes as Omicron surges Ministers will also provide 7,000 more air-cleaning unit and Ofsted won’t ask serving leaders to carry out inspections Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Covid Covid vaccine recommended for vulnerable 5 to 11-year-olds JCVI recommendation comes after a paediatric formulation of the Pfizer vaccine was approved for children Freddie Whittaker 6mo Freddie Whittaker 6mo Covid DBS ‘ready’ for supply teacher drive as DfE pledges to release own staff Eligible civil servants not working on Covid will be released for supply teaching Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Covid Exclusive Masks back in class at Oasis schools as other trusts weigh similar move Oasis said other academy trusts were also considering going beyond DfE guidance to tackle Omicron Tom Belger 7mo Tom Belger 7mo Newer 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 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 10mo James Carr 10mo 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 1y Tom Belger 1y
