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Thursday
1st Jul 2021
Covid: Heads slam 鈥榗ynical attempt to shift blame鈥�
Union writes to Boris Johnson over claims schools are being 鈥榦verzealous鈥� in their Covid measures by sending too many pupils home
Revealed: Where Covid learning loss has hit hardest
Pupils eligible for free school meals have missed more lessons than their peers, new DfE data shows
Wednesday
30th Jun 2021
Williamson: School bubbles could be 鈥榣ifted鈥� for summer
Education secretary says the DfE is considering ending bubbles in schools 鈥渁s part of step 4鈥� of Covid roadmap so 鈥渁ll children鈥� can take part in 鈥渟ummer activities.鈥�
Banning mobile phones? Where does Gavin get his ideas?
It鈥檚 patronising to say schools aren鈥檛 tackling phone use 鈥� and it diverts attention from big issues, says Zo毛 Crockford
Primary schools 鈥榗ompletely forgotten鈥� in Covid plans
Ways of avoiding pupil isolation discussed so far 鈥榳ould not work in primaries鈥�, say leaders
Tuesday
29th Jun 2021
Williamson working to 鈥榬elax鈥� school Covid measures
Education secretary speaks out after Department for Education statistics reveal one聽in 20 pupils聽were聽off school for Covid-related reasons on Thursday
Sir Kevan: 10,000 schools need longer days immediately
Longer school day could have included tutoring so pupils not 鈥榩ulled out of lessons鈥� says former recovery tsar Sir Kevan Collins
Revealed: 7 key changes ex catch-up tsar wanted to make
Sir Kevan Collins told education select committee that schools need a 10-year-plan to recover from pandemic
Catch-up effort 鈥榓 bit feeble鈥�, says Sir Kevan Collins
Former government education recovery tsar, who resigned over lack of funding for his catch-up plan, warns of 鈥榖light鈥� to generation of pupils
Four-fold rise in Covid school absence in a fortnight
1 in 20 pupils off 鈥榝or Covid-related reasons鈥�, with significant increase in past two weeks
鈥楥ovid cases in schools are veering out of control鈥�
Schools are caught in a recurring Covid nightmare 鈥� which the government seems determined to ignore, says Dan Morrow
Change isolation rules 鈥榥ow鈥� not autumn, urges MAT boss
Changing rules for September is too late, says leader of academy chain with 3,000 pupils isolating at home