Teachers are calling for a two-week October half-term to act as a circuit-breaker against the rising coronavirus infection rate.
A petition urging an expansion of free school meals (FSM) to every child whose family is on Universal Credit as well as to cover school holiday periods has reached more than 300,000 signatures.
Safeguarding leads in schools are on alert for disclosures of online sexual abuse after a surge in reported incidents following the Covid-19 lockdown.
Since the beginning of term, schools have spent an average of more than £8,000 implementing Covid-19 safety measures, and yet there is little prospect of these costs being reimbursed.
Misinformation about Covid-19, often peddled on social media, is causing “confusion and parental anxiety” and hampering schools’ efforts to fully re-open this term.
Teachers have raised their concerns that colleagues, pupils and parents are not consistently respecting social distancing measures in and around school.
A Covid map for schools has been launched allowing headteachers to see at a glance what the infection rate is in their area, the local trend & the latest local restrictions or lockdown information.
Teachers have called for more detailed contingency plans for potential local lockdowns, including clarity about the infection rate thresholds at which school closures could or should be triggered.
Overloaded teachers have called for more resources, including more teaching staff, to ensure remote learning provision is sustainable in the months ahead.
Schools are facing up to a “long, hard winter” ahead as Covid-19 testing delays and rising infection rates have already seen a spike in the numbers of pupils being sent home.
A county lines safeguarding alert has been issued to schools after a worrying spike in referrals nationally.
Schools and ministers must make it a priority to retain the influx of new trainee teachers that has come as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and recession.
Some schools are failing to implement consistent Covid-19 safety measures, including social distancing and enhanced cleaning, while on-going delays to track and trace are putting school leaders in ...
Reducing air pollution around UK schools could halve the number of children with lung function so poor it affects their everyday lives, researchers have concluded.
There was an 18 per cent fall in the number of referrals to children’s social care services at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, government figures have revealed.
Fourteen per cent of UK families report having suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity in the last six months – affecting an estimated 2.3 million children.
Headteachers are reporting high attendances and a positive response from parents and children after the full re-opening of schools following the Covid-19 lockdown and summer break.
Teachers are being offered free access to specialist support to help them talk to students about the pandemic, managing anxiety and related wellbeing issues.
A majority of teachers have concerns about being able to teach to their usual standard in the classroom while Covid-19 measures are in place.
Mental health experts are to provide training and support to schools as part of a national programme to tackle the emotional impact of Covid-19 on students and staff.
Schools getting to grips with the last-minute government guidance on managing education during local lockdowns have been urged to focus on the “art of the possible” and to maintain “realistic ...
The £650 million coronavirus catch-up funding must be weighted towards disadvantaged schools and students, researchers have warned.
Schools face additional costs of around £10,000 in order to allow all pupils to return to the classroom in September – and they are unlikely to be reimbursed by the government.
Ofsted’s plan to begin visiting schools again from September is not “inspection by stealth” and is a genuine attempt to offer “constructive challenge” and build a picture of practice across England’s ...
The logistics of keeping apart many different “bubbles” of children in full schools from September is “mind-boggling”, school leaders have warned.