Policy
The latest news, analysis and advice on government policy and legislation. Find a breakdown of new documentation, case studies from leaders and comment from high-profile educators
Tuesday
28th Sep 2021
Third of school staff with Covid had ongoing symptoms
One in 10 secondary students with virus also suffered symptoms more than four weeks after infection, research suggests
Lack of school masks guidance this term ‘inexplicable’
Shadow education secretary Kate Green criticises DfE handing of Covid management in schools
Call to prioritise teachers for petrol
Fuel crisis will cause ‘serious difficulties’ in education, teachers’ union leader has warned
Monday
27th Sep 2021
‘Everyone worse off’ under Labour private schools plan
Stripping private schools of charitable status would increase burden on state school teachers, warn leaders
Taxing private schools: the truth behind the bluster
Taxing private schools may sound like an easy vote winner but it would be counter-productive, says David James
Exclusive: Gibb adviser promoted in DfE shake-up
91¶¶Òõ also understands former headteacher Mark Lehain is tipped to be new Department for Education special adviser
Zahawi: ‘We won’t let school attendance fall’
Around 1.5 per cent of all pupils were not in school for reasons connected to the coronavirus on 16 September
Friday
24th Sep 2021
Use school catch-up data to assess recovery, DfE told
Former commissioner says government should gather schools’ Covid catch-up activity data to measure national recovery progress
Why Nick Gibb’s parting shots prove we need a change
As schools minister, Nick Gibb fuelled a trad vs prog battle that should be consigned to the past, says Geoff Barton
National LGBT-inclusive education resources launched
Scotland says it is ‘first country in the world to embed LGBT-inclusive education right across the curriculum’
Why lockdown learning loss shouldn’t cloud the gains
An over-emphasis on ‘lost learning’ does a disservice to teachers’ work during Covid, say these researchers
Exclusive: Schools ‘need record cash in perilous times’
The NAHT school leaders’ union says ministers need to increase school funding above levels seen in 2010 to meet challenges ahead