Friday
Will schools take the hit for Sir Kevan’s departure?
ANALYSIS: How did education go from being the government’s ‘biggest priority’ to the recipient of a ‘damp squib’ of a catch-up package in just three months?
New Covid catch-up cash in autumn ‘could be too late’
Education recovery funding could come too late if announced in the autumn, warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Thursday
What does Sir Kevan’s departure mean for education?
Sir Kevan Collins’ catch-up plan would have given substance to the empty talk of levelling up, says Geoff Barton
Extended school day ‘still under review’ for catch-up
The government is still reviewing recommendations to extend the school day, according to Home Office minister
Wednesday
Sir Kevan Collins’ decision to quit ‘is a real blow’
Heads say catch-up tsar resignation is ‘not a surprise’ as the government recovery package ‘falls a long way short’
Exclusive: Sir Kevan Collins resigns over catch-up plan
Catch-up tsar quits as £1.4bn catch-up plan falls far short of the £15bn he says is needed to close Covid learning gap
Catch-up cash: How England compares with other nations
Catch-up funding of £1.4bn was far short of what was asked for – and a lot less than other major countries have proposed
The £1.4bn Covid catch-up plan: all you need to know
The latest news on the government’s education recovery plan – tutoring, teacher training, but no extended school day yet
Schools get £579m to employ their own catch-up tutors
New direct-to-schools fund will get more cash than National Tutoring Programme, but schools will be expected to contribute
Catch-up tutoring to be led by private outsourcing firm
DfE confirms that Dutch multinational Randstad will be the supplier of the National Tutoring Programme from September, with support from Teach First
