Tuesday
More than 100,000 pupils off school due to Covid
New figures show a fall in year-on-year absence after changes to Covid self-isolation rules in schools
Schools’ ‘urgent’ need for Covid catch-up cash boost
Children’s commissioner says all pupils should be offered voluntary catch-up sessions during school week
Monday
Covid catch-up voucher plan ‘completely impractical’
School leaders question Liberal Democrat idea to give £5 billion worth of Covid catch-up vouchers directly to parents
Ignore ‘siren’ calls to abolish GCSEs, Gibb tells DfE
Former schools minister says it would a ‘tragedy’ to abandon government reforms on curriculum or teacher training
Covid: Two-thirds of poorer pupils ‘have fallen behind’
Growing mental health crisis among children must be addressed if education gap is to be closed, charity warns
Friday
Reshuffle: Who are the new team at the top of the DfE?
Boris Johnson has made sweeping changes at the Department for Education this week. So who are the new people in charge?
Why now is the time for the DfE to prove its worth
After almost two years of chaos, confusion and distrust, the DfE has an opportunity to start afresh, says Geoff Barton
The key issues Nadhim Zahawi must focus on - and fast
Any new education secretary faces a big job but Nadhim Zahawi has perhaps a bigger to-do list than most. Sam Freedman breaks down the challenges he faces and what it might mean for those in education
‘No time to waste’ on catch-up funds, heads tell Zahawi
Heads’ leader says new education secretary’s most important job is to get more funding for pupils’ recovery from Covid
How will Scotland solve its qualifications conundrum?
The disruption caused by Covid has reignited the debate about how Scotland should assess what secondary school students know at the end of their studies, with some favouring external exams and others arguing for greater teacher involvement and coursework. Emma Seith reports
