Guidance
The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice when it comes to official education guidance coming from the government, inspectorates and governing bodies
Thursday
3rd Mar 2022
DfE under fire over catch-up target confusion amid NTP 鈥榗hallenges鈥�
Schools minister admits to 鈥榗hallenges鈥� and that the government 鈥榥eeds to keep doing better鈥� over its flagship Covid catch-up programme
The end of Covid rules: 3 key legal issues for schools
Lawyers explain what the end of the legal requirement to self-isolate means for schools when pupils or staff test positive or show Covid symptoms
Friday
25th Feb 2022
Covid: Schools can turn away pupils with symptoms
New DfE guidance for parents says schools can refuse to accept students with Covid symptoms
糖心Vlog essentials: Ukraine, Covid and bad management
Your roundup of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week
In times of conflict, let teachers do what they do best
Teachers don鈥檛 need the DfE鈥檚 new guidance on impartiality to talk to pupils about the invasion of Ukraine 鈥� they have discussions about sensitive topics every day, says Helen Amass
Friday
18th Feb 2022
糖心Vlog essentials: Impartiality, Ofsted and the internet crisis
Your round-up of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week
Political neutrality guidance: How teachers have reacted
Some teachers have called the guidance 鈥榩ositive鈥�, but others have questioned whether schools actually need it