Theme 1 news Covid Covid savings fuel record turnaround in maintained school finances Lower energy and exam costs saved schools millions during lockdowns Tom Belger 7mo Tom Belger 7mo Covid DfE worried own catch-up plan ‘insufficient’ to fix learning loss Official documents reveal DfE predicted earlier this year its recovery efforts could fail Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Covid DfE looks to ex-teachers to fill Covid staffing gaps Leaders also asked to ‘use their own networks to encourage sign-up’ Tom Belger 7mo Tom Belger 7mo Covid Fines for school absence plummet by 86 per cent The government wants councils and schools to ramp up enforcement Tom Belger 7mo Tom Belger 7mo Covid DfE extends Covid workforce fund until Feb half-term The scheme was reintroduced last month amid rising rates James Carr 7mo James Carr 7mo Covid £10m catch-up schemes to help schools with most learning loss Three regions set to benefit from extra maths and literacy cash Samantha Booth 7mo Samantha Booth 7mo Covid Covid: Staff absence up by 20% as term draws to a close More than 230,000 pupils were off due to Covid on December 9 James Carr 7mo James Carr 7mo Covid Second jabs planned in schools from January 10 Every school will receive second-dose sessions by half-term, even as more than half 12-15-year-olds remain unvaccinated Tom Belger 7mo Tom Belger 7mo Covid DfE launches ‘marketplace’ for schools to buy Covid air purifiers It would cost schools at least £5,900 to fund one unit in every classroom Tom Belger 7mo Tom Belger 7mo Newer 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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
