Tuesday
Schools told to justify pupil premium spending
DfE to carry out 鈥榤onitoring checks鈥 to ensure schools鈥 pupil premium spending is based on 鈥榚vidence鈥
How can the DfE help you best? Funding...or music?
The launch of a model music curriculum is welcome 鈥 but where鈥檚 the funding or training to back it up, asks Michael Tidd
Secondaries get 拢298 for each Year 7 for summer schools
The DfE expects summer holiday programmes will focus on provision for students transitioning into Year 7
More than 300K extra pupils on FSM since first lockdown
Nearly one in five pupils are now eligible for free school meals, new data reveals
Thursday
North East schools warn of 拢7m pupil premium shortfall
Providing extra funding with one hand while taking it away with another is not right, says Northern poverty commissioner
Revealed: Why schools didn鈥檛 get their laptops in time
Global supply constraints 鈥榞overned鈥 the fact the DfE couldn鈥檛 distribute devices as quickly as hoped, top civil servant says
Wednesday
Covid plays role in 鈥榰nexpectedly large鈥 NEU surplus
Union reports 拢5.4m cash surplus 鈥 instead of a predicted deficit 鈥 thanks to membership rise and Covid-related savings
Exclusive: NEU鈥檚 鈥榚arly exit鈥 from Edenred perks deal
Union to end contract in which controversial free school meal vouchers provider runs 鈥榚xclusive package鈥 for members
