Tuesday
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
Friday
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
Why are we still so confused about Covid safety?
Nearly two years into the pandemic, we are yet to get clarity from government about ways to keep Covid at bay in schools, writes Geoff Barton
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
In a world of untruths, teachers stay true
Amid the noise and propaganda, school staff have managed to keep the majority happy by sticking to the values of the profession
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
Wednesday
Return to school: 4 key points from Zahawi’s statement
From exams to face masks, here’s what the education secretary told MPs this afternoon
Heads urged to let vulnerable staff work from home
Unions advise that clinically extremely vulnerable and pregnant teachers should not be expected to work in school
