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As voters prepare to go to the polls tomorrow, we round up the parties' key promises on education

Figures show that by December just 215 of 350 counsellors promised to secondary schools had been recruited

But the number of pupils off school for Covid-related reasons is much lower than the March peak, DfE figures show

Funding is now available for summer schools, but how will leaders be organising them? Grainne Hallahan finds out

School leaders warn that the autumn exam series for GCSEs and A levels 'creates more problems than it solves'

Union leaders warn that the Covid pandemic has 'exacerbated' the pressure on school staff

Schools starting International GCSE and A-level exams have concerns over fairness and Covid disruption, says Liz Cloke

The review will involve councils and ‘a selection of secondary schools’ and is expected to report mid-May

Autumn series to go ahead, but no adaptations will be made to exam papers to account for learning loss

More than a third of maintained nursery schools are cutting staff and services due to lost income and extra Covid costs

Fear of a parent backlash means Charlie Davies is reluctant to refer to her same-sex relationship while at school

Experts warn it’s ‘extremely important’ that education next year ‘is not disrupted in any way’

Here's everyone who won at the ����Vlog Independent School Awards 2021

St Peter's School in York says that it “aims to nurture happy, curious, motivated, bold and adventurous children, unafraid to embrace life and seek new adventures”, and it was clear from its work that it is achieving all this and more

A range of activities including a feminist film festival set Notting Hill and Ealing High School apart in a fiercely competitive field

Moreton Hall managed the challenges of the pandemic with aplomb

Judges say Saint Ronan’s School, in Kent, turned a tumultuous year into a 'year of wonder'

Judges say Rugby School stood out 'for its admirable determination to make its resources available to local and international students, including helping children in Nairobi learn English and maths'

St Peter's School in York 'showcases everything an independent pre-prep school should offer'

'An outstanding, totally immersive and digitally savvy campaign' saw Felsted School win for marketing campaign of the year

Thorpe Hall School has demonstrated 'a genuine attempt to understand and contribute to the world in which it dwells,' say judges

Sylvia Grace has been utterly committed to pupils' wellbeing during one of the most turbulent periods in education

Wycombe Abbey's Carrington Award is 'particularly impressive in acting on the need to bridge the social divide by sharing its programme with local state schools', say judges

'We were very impressed by the way in which peer support was embedded in and central to the pastoral life of the school,' judges said of Norwich High School for Girls