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DfE has no Covid threshold for moving schools online

Robin Walker also tells MPs the decision to run exams this summer is constantly under review

Revealed: Teachers who stay in the job earn more

Workload and a lack of flexible working may be 'more significant factors' than pay for teachers who quit, new research finds

DfE: Relax uniform rules and open windows briefly

Government offers schools advice on how to keep classrooms ventilated to guard against Covid without pupils getting cold this term

Retired teachers return in ‘exceptionally low’ numbers

Only a 'very small' number of retired teachers responded to a 2020 Scottish government appeal to return to schools

Randstad says schools lack ‘bandwidth’ to sign-up to NTP

National Tutoring Programme chief says 300k pupils have accessed the programme so far

Guided play ‘sometimes better’ than direct instruction

Play-based learning may have a more positive effect on younger children’s early maths skills than traditional teaching, according to new study

DfE’s 485 ex-teacher recruits ‘unlikely to stop school closures’

DfE announces it has found 485 ex-teachers to cover Covid absence but latest data shows 44,000 teachers and school leaders off

What teachers need to know about today’s SQA letter

Schools and colleges told that 'clear intention' is for 2022 exams to take place

Covid pandemic ‘clearly’ not over, DfE admits

We're not on our way out of the Covid crisis so deciding if there has been enough catch-up cash is 'risky', warns DfE recovery chief

Commissioner calls for real-time attendance data

Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza reveals she is in talks with the DfE about creating live data showing who is in school

Extra £5m for ventilation in Scottish schools

Funding for school ventilation comes after long-running concerns over measures to guard against Covid in schools

Covid: 315,000 pupils off in the first week of term

Around 1 in 12 teachers absent from school last week, new DfE figures show

Covid catch-up mentor scheme 92% off target, DfE admits

The government's flagship programme is a long way short of its targets for tuition and mentoring, new DfE figures show

Use of online lessons has risen ‘threefold’

Oak National Academy has seen huge increases in the take-up of its online lessons as Covid has kept pupils and teachers out of school

Covid: Nearly 1 in 4 teachers say absence having major impact

Almost half of teachers surveyed by union say they are being expected to cover lessons

Education secretary tries to offer exams reassurance

Shirley-Anne Somerville tweets series of messages after saying that final decision on exams may be months away

ITT applications fall by 23%

The government can't rely on the Covid recession to ensure that enough new teachers are entering the profession, leader warns

What the figures say: Scottish standardised assessment uptake

The Scottish government reintroduced literacy and numeracy testing last year – but how many pupils sat the tests?

Students will not have to wear masks in exams

New guidance for exams says candidates will only need to wear masks when entering and leaving exam halls

Exam ‘nervousness’ as Year 11s top Covid absence rates

From confidentiality agreements to remote invigilation, heads 'move heaven and earth' to prioritise mocks as new data shows Year 11 Covid absence was highest last term

Primaries tighten Covid rules as cases soar

Bubbles and staggered starts brought back as heads warn DfE guidance on combining classes would be against the law for key stage 1 classes

DfE launches £1.5m free school support contract tender

New Schools Network – which has received a decade's worth of funding to support free schools – is to bid again

Zahawi accused of ‘failing’ schools over classroom air safety

The DfE's promise of 8,000 air purifiers 'barely scratches the surface' of schools' need to improve ventilation to battle Covid, warn unions

Schools ‘teetering on the edge’ over Covid absence

More than a third of heads have over 10 per cent of staff off work this week, an NAHT survey shows