DfE director Jonathan Duff to become east of England RSC Current postholder Sue Baldwin steps down next year
DfE widens eligibility criteria for academic mentors scheme All schools with more than 30% of pupils on pupil premium can access the programme
拢1.1m anti-bullying support for schools, after old scheme axed Announcement comes over a year after predecessor scheme was quietly shelved
Covid absence halves after half term, but 130,000 pupils still off DfE data suggests Covid absence fell to 1.6 per cent last week
Health bosses given more leeway to bring back masks in school corridors Government changes language on face coverings in contingency framework guidance
16 and 17-year-olds to be offered second Covid vaccine dose Javid also confirms boosters for those aged 40 and over
Ofsted questions arts 鈥榗arousel鈥� at KS3 Watchdog official says teaching music only in part of the year could affect pupils ‘aural memory’
Fifth of schools face 5-year wait for full-fibre broadband Ministers accused of lacking ‘ambition for children’
Government ditches 拢90m school ‘arts premium’ manifesto pledge Policy is one of several 2019 pledges to be delayed or to have fallen by the wayside