13 January 2021
As a DfE press notice trumpets the number of laptops it has now acquired to support remote learning, research reveals that almost a year into the pandemic only one in five schools have been able to ...
13 January 2021
Ofsted has moved to dispel a number of “myths” about remote education, including that live lessons are the “gold standard” and that the best forms of remote learning are digital.
12 January 2021
Ofsted will carry out remote inspections of schools rated "inadequate" and "requires improvement" from January 25, with inspectors focusing on the effectiveness of remote education provision.
6 January 2021
The DfE's lack of a Plan B on examinations is a 'dereliction of duty' school leaders have said as they face up to yet another consultation over how Covid-cancelled examinations will now be awarded.
6 January 2021
Ministers have been urged to stop being so “dogmatic” about their management of Covid-19 in schools after a week of chaos caused by a number of last-minute reversals.
9 December 2020
Cut-backs to educational provision for pupils will become “inevitable” unless the Department for Education (DfE) provides more financial support to schools during the Covid crisis.
8 December 2020
The government is being urged to “stand up” to the social media giants and bring forward promised legislation to better protect young people online.
3 December 2020
Ofsted has unveiled details of a phased return to inspections on 2021, with no graded inspections for schools planned before the summer term.
3 December 2020
Test and exam results will not be included in performance tables for this year, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.
2 December 2020
"Too many parents had to wait too long to get the support they needed” as the government’s system of Covid-19 free school meal vouchers “buckled under the pressure”.
2 December 2020
Years of underfunding for schools and local authorities is now coming home to roost as the system struggles to keep track of thousands of children who have disappeared from sight during the pandemic.
2 December 2020
"If I’m honest, at the present time, I feel like each day’s problems are impossible to solve.”
25 November 2020
Primary and secondary-age children are currently the only age groups with an increasing rate of Covid-19 infection, survey data shows.
25 November 2020
There are safeguarding concerns this week for more than 10,000 potentially vulnerable children and young people who are being electively home-educated during the Covid-19 pandemic.
18 November 2020
Knowledge and expertise around school improvement have become “commodities to be sold rather than insight to be shared” according to the School Improvement Commission.
18 November 2020
The Covid-19 situation in secondary schools has “worsened again very quickly” following the brief half-term respite.
11 November 2020
Footballer Marcus Rashford has vowed to continue to lead the campaign to end child food poverty after forcing the government to back down over its refusal to fund free meals during school holidays.
11 November 2020
Schools are still working out the best approaches for remote education, including the appropriate use of “live teaching” and how to align the in-school curriculum with learning from home. Pete ...
11 November 2020
More than 17,500 people have signed a petition calling for the government to reimburse schools for the costs of Covid-19 safety measures.
4 November 2020
Ofsted has updated its autumn guidance for schools to confirm that its “visits” during the second national lockdown will take place remotely.
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.