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The government's flagship programme is a long way short of its targets for tuition and mentoring, new DfE figures show

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

Almost half of teachers surveyed by union say they are being expected to cover lessons

Shirley-Anne Somerville tweets series of messages after saying that final decision on exams may be months away

The government can't rely on the Covid recession to ensure that enough new teachers are entering the profession, leader warns

The Scottish government reintroduced literacy and numeracy testing last year – but how many pupils sat the tests?

New guidance for exams says candidates will only need to wear masks when entering and leaving exam halls

From confidentiality agreements to remote invigilation, heads 'move heaven and earth' to prioritise mocks as new data shows Year 11 Covid absence was highest last term

Bubbles and staggered starts brought back as heads warn DfE guidance on combining classes would be against the law for key stage 1 classes

New Schools Network – which has received a decade's worth of funding to support free schools – is to bid again

The DfE's promise of 8,000 air purifiers 'barely scratches the surface' of schools' need to improve ventilation to battle Covid, warn unions

More than a third of heads have over 10 per cent of staff off work this week, an NAHT survey shows

Education staff now have the second highest incidence of long Covid, above healthcare workers, new data shows

Exclusive: Pausing music teaching could harm Covid recovery, schools minister warned

Headteachers say clarity is now needed over the exams – with one prominent school leader arguing it's time for Plan B

From exams to face masks, here's what the education secretary told MPs this afternoon

Watchdog says inspections will carry on and it will assess schools' Covid-related deferral requests on a case-by-case basis

Government says it opted against masks for younger pupils for hygiene and communication reasons

Unions advise that clinically extremely vulnerable and pregnant teachers should not be expected to work in school

First minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined changes to Covid-19 self-isolation period in a statement this afternoon

The Church of England says having inspectors visit schools could add to the risk of the virus spreading

AQA to pilot smart assessment technology that adjusts the difficulty of questions in response to students' answers

Scottish schools start returning tomorrow but secondary heads' body says some are likely to stay shut because of staff absences

More than half report 'significant' increase in workload during the pandemic