Critics say disadvantaged children are losing out in England as selective schools find creative ways to poach students It’s a glorious late autumn day at Herne Bay high school in Kent, and boys and girls in red tops are playing Read more…
Schools need support, not trials led by unsympathetic inspectors who don’t take Covid into account As you preside over the bewildering and nonsensical inconsistency of mask-wearing in schools, I thought I might distract you with another matter of great importance: Read more…
We would like to hear from parents and teachers about how this age group is coping We would like to hear about the impact the pandemic has had on five year olds, particularly on their mental health and wellbeing. If Read more…
Headteachers are exasperated about messaging that in-person shows go ahead despite Omicron variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Schools leaders are exasperated with “unhelpful” recommendations from government that in-person nativity plays and concerts go ahead as Read more…
What measures education and childcare settings should be prepared to introduce to manage coronavirus (COVID-19).
How schools and academy trusts can apply for subsidised tutoring as part of the national tutoring programme to help pupils catch up on missed learning.
My friend Andy Howell, who has died of cancer aged 64, was a Labour city councillor in Birmingham for 12 years, and a chair of the education committee who made a big difference to the city’s schools. He was deputy Read more…
Local authority allocations for the 2021 to 2022 financial year.
Local authority funding to provide education services for children arriving from Afghanistan living in temporary accommodation.
More than half of 1,000 senior teachers surveyed say they have insufficient staff due to absences caused by Covid and illnesses Teacher absences are the biggest barrier to children recovering the learning lost during the pandemic, according to head teachers Read more…