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Head says ‘best’ schools raised bar for online learning

Leading independent school head says the lockdown response of the ‘best private and state schools’ helped secure better remote learning for all pupils

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

What would you change about Scottish education?

National consultation on future of education to get under way this week

Warning to schools over fake Covid jab consent form

Form sent to headteachers is ‘not legitimate’, says NHS England vaccine boss

What schools can expect from Ofsted this term

When schools will be inspected, how leaders can show Covid impact, and how sexual harassment claims will be treated

‘Everyone worse off’ under Labour private schools plan

Stripping private schools of charitable status would increase burden on state school teachers, warn leaders

Plan for crumbling schools to be rebuilt under flats

City centre free schools with 'serious condition issues' would be rebuilt with 'smaller footprints' under DfE company's plan

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

5 listening mistakes we are all guilty of

Active listening is a key part of problem-solving, says Ollie Ward – and getting it right means avoiding these mistakes

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

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

How do Higher pass rates differ by council?

New 2021 figures show all but one of Scotland's local authorities recording a Higher pass rate better than pre-Covid

Prep teachers stressed by ‘intrusive’ lockdown parents

One in four private school teachers found parental involvement stressful during remote learning in the pandemic, report reveals

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

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Sats don’t harm pupil wellbeing, UCL study suggests

But critics challenge conclusions based on data from nine years ago, before curriculum was 'radically changed'

23 private schools set to leave Teacher Pension Scheme

Girls’ Day School Trust could be latest to join growing number of independent schools choosing to withdraw from scheme

Students to get jab away from schools as row escalates

Exclusive: Schools told to send students elsewhere for vaccine if there's a dispute – as head considers hiring security

Ofsted ‘integrity’ under fire over ITT reports

Teacher training leaders claim watchdog is attempting to discredit provision 'wherever possible' under new framework