Only one in four working class pupils are undertaking at least five hours a day of learning during the current national Covid-19 lockdown, research has found.
Covid-19 infection rates are notably higher among school teaching and support staff than for the general population, newly published government figures have shown.
Schools have found the differentiation of remote education for SEN pupils a key challenge during Covid-19, while SENCO workload has gone through the roof, according to new research.
Ofsted will carry out remote inspections of schools rated "inadequate" and "requires improvement" from January 25, with inspectors focusing on the effectiveness of remote education provision.
As a DfE press notice trumpets the number of laptops it has now acquired to support remote learning, research reveals that almost a year into the pandemic only one in five schools have been able to ...
Ofsted has moved to dispel a number of “myths” about remote education, including that live lessons are the “gold standard” and that the best forms of remote learning are digital.
Ministers have been urged to stop being so “dogmatic” about their management of Covid-19 in schools after a week of chaos caused by a number of last-minute reversals.
The government is being urged to “stand up” to the social media giants and bring forward promised legislation to better protect young people online.
Cut-backs to educational provision for pupils will become “inevitable” unless the Department for Education (DfE) provides more financial support to schools during the Covid crisis.
Ofsted has unveiled details of a phased return to inspections on 2021, with no graded inspections for schools planned before the summer term.
"Too many parents had to wait too long to get the support they needed” as the government’s system of Covid-19 free school meal vouchers “buckled under the pressure”.
Years of underfunding for schools and local authorities is now coming home to roost as the system struggles to keep track of thousands of children who have disappeared from sight during the pandemic.
"If I’m honest, at the present time, I feel like each day’s problems are impossible to solve.”
There are safeguarding concerns this week for more than 10,000 potentially vulnerable children and young people who are being electively home-educated during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Primary and secondary-age children are currently the only age groups with an increasing rate of Covid-19 infection, survey data shows.
Knowledge and expertise around school improvement have become “commodities to be sold rather than insight to be shared” according to the School Improvement Commission.
Government scientists are to consider the impact on infection rates of ventilation in schools and the system of pupil bubbles.
Footballer Marcus Rashford has vowed to continue to lead the campaign to end child food poverty after forcing the government to back down over its refusal to fund free meals during school holidays.
Schools are still working out the best approaches for remote education, including the appropriate use of “live teaching” and how to align the in-school curriculum with learning from home. Pete ...
More than 17,500 people have signed a petition calling for the government to reimburse schools for the costs of Covid-19 safety measures.
Schools are facing up to losing out on millions of pounds in income traditionally raised by PTAs to buy resources, equipment, school trips and more.
Ofsted has updated its autumn guidance for schools to confirm that its “visits” during the second national lockdown will take place remotely.
The second half of the autumn term is set to be “even more difficult” for schools after a notable fall in pupil attendance due to Covid-19. It comes as anger at the DfE's Covid-19 response grows, ...
School leaders and teachers have urged Boris Johnson to “swallow his pride” and back down over his refusal to provide free school meals (FSM) during school holidays.
One in six children aged five to 16 now have a probable mental health disorder, the NHS has confirmed.