28 October 2020
The second half of the autumn term is set to be “even more difficult” for schools after a notable fall in pupil attendance due to Covid-19. It comes as anger at the DfE's Covid-19 response grows, ...
28 October 2020
School leaders and teachers have urged Boris Johnson to “swallow his pride” and back down over his refusal to provide free school meals (FSM) during school holidays.
27 October 2020
One in six children aged five to 16 now have a probable mental health disorder, the NHS has confirmed.
21 October 2020
Teachers are calling for a two-week October half-term to act as a circuit-breaker against the rising coronavirus infection rate.
21 October 2020
A petition urging an expansion of free school meals (FSM) to every child whose family is on Universal Credit as well as to cover school holiday periods has reached more than 300,000 signatures.
14 October 2020
Safeguarding leads in schools are on alert for disclosures of online sexual abuse after a surge in reported incidents following the Covid-19 lockdown.
14 October 2020
Schools will have to wait until November to find out about the government’s contingency plans for next year’s examinations – including what role teacher assessment might play.
7 October 2020
Misinformation about Covid-19, often peddled on social media, is causing “confusion and parental anxiety” and hampering schools’ efforts to fully re-open this term.
7 October 2020
We are still “some way off” an announcement on arrangements for next years’ GCSEs, AS and A levels, after a crunch meeting between Ofqual, the Department for Education (DfE), and education unions.
4 October 2020
Teachers have raised their concerns that colleagues, pupils and parents are not consistently respecting social distancing measures in and around school.
30 September 2020
The spiralling cost of Covid-19 safety measures – which for some secondary schools has reached £39,000 a term – has sparked renewed calls for government financial support.
30 September 2020
A Covid map for schools has been launched allowing headteachers to see at a glance what the infection rate is in their area, the local trend & the latest local restrictions or lockdown information.
30 September 2020
A sharp fall in the number of secondary schools able to remain fully open has caused widespread concern and renewed calls for government action.
30 September 2020
Teachers are to debate calls for more detailed contingency plans for potential local lockdowns, including clarity about the infection rate thresholds at which school closures could or should be ...
23 September 2020
Schools are facing up to a “long, hard winter” ahead as Covid-19 testing delays and rising infection rates have already seen a spike in the numbers of pupils being sent home.
23 September 2020
A county lines safeguarding alert has been issued to schools after a worrying spike in referrals nationally.
22 September 2020
Schools and ministers must make it a priority to retain the influx of new trainee teachers that has come as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and recession.
16 September 2020
Some schools are failing to implement consistent Covid-19 safety measures, including social distancing and enhanced cleaning, while on-going delays to track and trace are putting school leaders in ...
16 September 2020
Reducing air pollution around UK schools could halve the number of children with lung function so poor it affects their everyday lives, researchers have concluded.
9 September 2020
Fourteen per cent of UK families report having suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity in the last six months – affecting an estimated 2.3 million children.
9 September 2020
There was an 18 per cent fall in the number of referrals to children’s social care services at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, government figures have revealed.
8 September 2020
Headteachers are reporting high attendances and a positive response from parents and children after the full re-opening of schools following the Covid-19 lockdown and summer break.
2 September 2020
Teachers are being offered free access to specialist support to help them talk to students about the pandemic, managing anxiety and related wellbeing issues.
2 September 2020
Schools getting to grips with the last-minute government guidance on managing education during local lockdowns have been urged to focus on the “art of the possible” and to maintain “realistic ...
2 September 2020
In this 12-page Back to School Guide we consider what the technological legacy of the Covid-19 lockdown will be for schools, including the teaching and working practices that will continue, and ...