Exclusive: chief medical officer is said to be ‘very unhappy’ with plans for all children to go back to class on 8 March A row has broken out over Boris… »
Report says children repeating a year of school should be considered as part of radical catch-up efforts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Today’s children face losing… »
PM tells Commons a firm decision about date will be taken in week of 22 February Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has said he… »
DfE guidance sets government on course for fresh dispute over children going hungry during holidays Head of Marcus Rashford’s old school: ‘Fed well, children thrive’ Coronavirus – latest updates See… »
Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s plan to test millions of pupils a week in disarray after concerns raised Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s plans to test… »
Local authorities scramble to delay return to classrooms amid rising coronavirus infection rates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Parents face more disruption and uncertainty as local… »
Exclusive: government bows to protests over new term amid fears of Covid-19 infection rates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All primary schools in London are to… »
Haringey advises its schools to close despite not being in government’s ‘contingency framework’ areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage School leaders and local authorities have demanded… »
Education secretary under pressure to rethink plan for millions of pupils to return Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans for millions of pupils in England to… »
Exclusive: Gavin Williamson to announce 2021 exam delay in England and back-up plan in event of Covid disruption Schools in England are to hold rigorous mock exams this winter as… »
Disadvantaged and BAME pupils lost more learning in lockdown and need urgent support, researchers say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Urgent support must be targeted at… »
Exclusive: children’s commissioner calls for mental health support and focus on vulnerable teenagers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A “Nightingale moment” for children is needed, providing… »
Unions criticise government over Jonathan Slater’s departure from education department Boris Johnson has been accused of presiding over the death of ministerial accountability after No 10 removed the most senior… »
Headteachers call for urgent rethink on facial coverings as part of coronavirus strategy Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hundreds of schools in England are preparing to… »
Exams regulator chief, who oversaw development of flawed algorithm, steps down The head of England’s exam regulator, Sally Collier, has resigned over the exams fiasco that has engulfed schools and… »
England’s school leaders accuse government of failing to listen during coronavirus crisis Thousands of headteachers have written to the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, accusing the government of repeatedly failing to… »
Labour leader attacks ‘confusion and incompetence’ from government Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans to get all children back to school in early September are now… »
Exclusive: Roger Taylor demanded education secretary admit Ofqual was behind exams U-turn The chair of Ofqual threatened to quit this week unless Gavin Williamson publicly backed the exams regulator and… »
As universities struggle for capacity, bursary makes waiting a year more attractive A university is offering a financial sweetener to persuade students to defer their studies, as an influential thinktank… »
Exclusive: analysis suggests disadvantaged pupils will be even worse hit than in A-levels debacle Two million GCSE grades recommended by teachers are set to be downgraded next week, with disadvantaged… »
Exclusive: experts say staff and pupils should be screened for virus, possibly by group testing Scientists have called for routine Covid testing of teachers and pupils alongside a robust test-and-trace… »
Children’s commissioner for England says regular tests needed when children return Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have rejected a call from the children’s commissioner for… »
Exclusive: DfE believes current predicted grades method disadvantages BAME students The education secretary is planning a radical overhaul of England’s university admissions system, with students applying after A-level results and… »
Education minister says heads will have to use own resources over the summer Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage An extra £650m funding to help pupils catch… »
‘Covid summer food fund’ announced after pressure from campaigners including footballer Marcus Rashford Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has executed a humiliating U-turn over… »
Amanda Spielman says people are ‘perhaps more frightened than they need to be’ about children returning to school Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chief inspector… »
Teachers’ union leader warns situation ‘untenable’ as health officials say track and trace system has been left too late Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Parents are… »
Documents reveal that PM’s current plan was not among those modelled for scientists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage School leaders said the government’s publication of scientific… »
Coronavirus rebellion by councils forces government to say it will not sanction them Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Up to 1,500 primary schools in England are… »
Doctors say teachers in England ‘absolutely right’ to prioritise testing over 1 June return Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The British Medical Association has thrown its… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
No 10 did not say whether Whitty and Vallance backed the move; No 10 won’t commit to Covid inquiry ending before next general election Boris Johnson: inquiry into Covid handling… »
