Half of pupils kept wearing masks after January guidance change Most secondary pupils felt face coverings should be mandatory
School tutoring ‘league tables’ will be published this autumn School-level take-up data will also be shared with Ofsted as ministers seek to name and shame schools over take-up
Zahawi snubs heads’ conference despite being 4 miles away Education secretary sent video message to NAHT conference, but was in the same town while the event took place
‘Sorry if I caused offence’, says MP who claimed teachers broke lockdown rules In a letter to heads, Michael Fabricant admits ‘error’ in implying lockdown drinks were ‘general practice’ among school staff
DfE bins flagship edtech demonstrator programme Ministers claim scheme which pre-dates the pandemic is no longer needed now schools are open
Partygate making it harder to teach ‘honesty and integrity’ – union boss NAHT’s Paul Whiteman criticises ‘absolute failure of political leadership’
ECF ‘teething problems’ can be fixed with ‘tweaks’, claims ITT adviser Ian Bauckham said it was ‘inevitable’ reforms would ‘seem more burdensome in the first year’
Understanding of exams plummets after switch to teacher grades And confidence in the system to deal with malpractice also fell
First secure school 3 years behind schedule and 拢31m over-budget Flagship justice policy in crisis as pilot project is beset with delays and extra costs