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
James Carr
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
Tom Belger
Covid

Omicron: Javid says ‘no guarantees’ on schools staying open

Health minister Sajid Javid said there are “no guarantees” about whether schools will stay open amid warnings of a...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

Catch-up mentors used as teaching cover, report reveals

Mentors redeployed during periods of 'particularly high' staff absences

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Plan B: What does this mean for schools?

No change on face masks, don't move teaching online and inspections cancelled

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

Ofsted inspections cancelled next week so schools can prepare for Omicron

Schools will only be inspected if there are safeguarding concerns

John Dickens
John Dickens
Covid

Cabinet secretary to investigate DfE Christmas party, says top civil servant

Acland-Hood also admits she attended December 10 'gathering'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Top university places up 28% after record A-level results

Accepted student numbers on competitive courses have soared

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

School leadership supply ‘on the brink’ as headship aspiration ‘plummets’

Over half of deputy heads and middle leaders now say they don't aspire to headship

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker