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23 April 2026

Tag: COVID-19

Williamson plans behaviour survey and urges ‘sensible debate’ over exclusions

Schools will take part in a new survey on student behaviour every term, the education secretary has announced. Gavin Williamson outlined the proposals as part of a wider drive for “strong behaviour and discipline policy,” including the behaviour hubs project and a crackdown on mobile phone use in schools. The minister also called for “proper […]

MATs move to centralise in wake of Covid pressures, study finds

Many multi-academy trusts have moved to centralise HR, finance, health and safety and other policies in the wake of the pandemic, a new study suggests. While only 15 trusts of mixed sizes in the Midlands took part in the research, it points to a potentially significant development for the sector if replicated more widely. Trusts […]

School attendance bounces back to pre-pandemic levels, DfE reports

Attendance in state primary schools has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with attendance in all schools now the highest it has been during the pandemic. The Department for Education’s latest attendance survey data shows that primary attendance hit 96 per cent last Thursday, which is “broadly in line with attendance in a typical academic year”, and […]

Schools left waiting for thousands of home Covid tests for pupils

Schools have been left waiting for thousands of home Covid tests, prompting warnings the government is “undermining” its own testing regime. Pupils returning to secondary schools from March 8 were expected to undergo three tests on site before doing twice weekly tests at home. Education secretary Gavin Williamson said the tests, which are meant to […]

Study to track Covid’s long-term impact on pupils’ life chances

A new study will track Covid’s long-term impact on the life chances of thousands of year 11 pupils. The £4.6 million Covid social mobility and opportunities (COSMO) study will look at the pandemic’s long-term consequences for 12,000 participants’ education, careers and wellbeing. Researchers at the Sutton Trust think tank and University College London plan to […]

拢15 billion extra needed for Covid lost learning recovery, EPI says

The government would need to invest an additional £15 billion in order to fulfil Boris Johnson’s pledge to make up pupils’ lost learning during the Covid pandemic, a new report has claimed. Prime minister Johnson previously stated that establishing a long-term catch-up plan is “the biggest priority” and no child would be “left behind”. But […]

DfE still short of 1.3 million laptop target despite Gibb promise

The Department for Education had still not fulfilled its pledge to deliver 1.3 million free laptops to disadvantaged pupils a month after schools fully re-opened, figures show. The latest official data on the provision of devices shows the DfE fell just short of schools minister Nick Gibb’s pledge that all laptops and tablets would be […]

UCAS teacher training applications data: 7 things we learned

Applications for teacher training have surged as the pandemic fuels interest in the profession, with new figures showing applicant numbers have reached their highest in at least six years. UCAS data shows a 16.7 per cent annual increase in applicants during the 2020 recruitment cycle for courses in England and Wales. Experts said the figures […]

Attendance data shows stark divides in Covid disruption across England

Some areas of England had more than one in ten secondary pupils absent because of potential contact with Covid in school towards the end of last term, new attendance data shows. The Department for Education has published attendance data by local authority area for the second half of the spring term. It comes after national […]