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A big increase in free school meals pupils, after changes to eligibility, will make tracking progress in closing the attainment gap almost impossible, warns NFER

Government is also paying two contractors to deliver the assessments, as it prepares for ‘phase two’ launch in August

The majority of 'outstanding' primary schools inspected in the autumn 2021 term were downgraded, analysis shows

Heads' leader says the only way to properly resolve the issue would be if less staff were being infected

The government has confirmed controversial MFL changes will go ahead to 'boost accessibility', but heads’ leaders have dismissed the reforms as 'prescriptive and grinding'

Almost 3,000 of those staff unable to attend school this week were teachers, national statistics show

Concern as one in 12 teachers say a lack of PCR and lateral flow tests has kept colleagues off school

School information management systems supplier ESS came under fire last year after switching from one-year to three-year contracts

The Welsh government announced its intention in March 2021 to run exams this year – here we take a closer look at the plans

Around one in three students achieved better results in exams than in their teacher-assessed grades from last summer

Government plea comes as new poll suggests most parents oppose teenage pupils receiving second dose of Covid jab

Exclusive: Government says EYFS class staff to pupil ratio rules can be 'temporarily' changed as Covid is an 'exceptional circumstance'

Robin Walker also tells MPs the decision to run exams this summer is constantly under review

Workload and a lack of flexible working may be 'more significant factors' than pay for teachers who quit, new research finds

Government offers schools advice on how to keep classrooms ventilated to guard against Covid without pupils getting cold this term

Only a 'very small' number of retired teachers responded to a 2020 Scottish government appeal to return to schools

National Tutoring Programme chief says 300k pupils have accessed the programme so far

Play-based learning may have a more positive effect on younger children’s early maths skills than traditional teaching, according to new study

DfE announces it has found 485 ex-teachers to cover Covid absence but latest data shows 44,000 teachers and school leaders off

Schools and colleges told that 'clear intention' is for 2022 exams to take place

We're not on our way out of the Covid crisis so deciding if there has been enough catch-up cash is 'risky', warns DfE recovery chief

Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza reveals she is in talks with the DfE about creating live data showing who is in school

Funding for school ventilation comes after long-running concerns over measures to guard against Covid in schools

Around 1 in 12 teachers absent from school last week, new DfE figures show