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Widening attainment gap shows need for more Covid recovery funds

School funding and finance

Pupil Premium: New research estimates £118m wiped off funding

School funding and finance

'I will never forget the panic in that girl's voice’ – the poverty crisis laid bare

Pastoral issues

Concern at prospect of National Tutoring Programme caps

Pupil Premium initiatives

GCSE learning gap stands at 22.7 months for the most persistently disadvantaged

Looked-after children

New report: Covid-19 catch-up funding must be weighted towards disadvantaged pupils

Narrowing the Gap

Frustration at lack of consultation over DfE's £1bn catch-up programme

Pupil Premium initiatives

Poorest families least likely to send children back to school

Pupil wellbeing

Education secretary pressed on FSM vouchers and phased re-opening of schools

Legislation and guidance

Pupil Premium National Conference: Nine years of evidence, best practice and interventions

Inspection advice

Research round-up: January 2020

Pastoral issues

Thousands of children do not own a single book

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