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As another 12 months of disruption creeps to a conclusion with yet more uncertainty about the future, Geoff Barton urges the government to finally draw up some real fixes for the problems hitting schools everywhere

The DfE announcement comes as concerns over further disruption to teaching and learning in January continues

Large trusts and school leaders reveal their contingency plans if forced to deliver remote teaching next term

The iQTS scheme will enter a pilot phase next year and could allow many more talented graduates to achieve a UK-backed teaching qualification – but there are issues lurking underneath that could limit its impact, finds James O’Malley

The Department for Education contacted secondary schools today about the roll-out of second doses for 12- to 15-year-olds

Teaching union calls for staggered school start in January amid fears new Covid variant will cause ‘chaos’ in schools

The DfE’s goal is for three-quarters of GCSE students to be taking the EBacc by 2022 – but the number of entrants is in decline

Geoff Barton wonders why so little has changed for education settings on Covid measures despite the clear concern the Omicron variant is causing the government

Earlier this year, a Scottish council caused controversy when it proposed creating an ‘executive head’ role to run up to eight schools. While the authority claims the plan is a sensible response to recruitment difficulties, critics warn Henry Hepburn that the pupils will suffer

New group tasked with ‘supercharging’ efforts to improve school attendance will not look at Covid-related absence

Prime minister Boris Johnson says pupils should stay in schools and nativities should go ahead amid Omicron spread

Education select committee chair also says efforts to find ‘ghost children’ lost from school rolls have been ‘fairly meagre’