The National Education Union has said that the government needs to increase safety mitigations in schools and colleges, given the rise of the Omicron variant in the UK

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The government has confirmed deals with six  suppliers to sell two recommended units for schools at agreed prices.

Welsh secondary school children struggled to concentrate on schoolwork in the move to online learning during lockdown, negatively affecting their wellbeing, says a new study.

Resource and capital spending for education is up almost £200 million – one of the biggest rises in the history of the Scottish Parliament.

School inspections carried out since the start of term show that the overall grade profile for schools has improved in comparison with the period prior to the pandemic.

Fourteen schools in Wales will trial providing additional hours this academic year, with up to £2m of funding available to support the scheme.

Bauckham has held the position of Interim Chair of Ofqual since January, and will start his three-year position as permanent Chair in the new year.

The Education Secretary has hosted the first meeting of experts working with children to improve school attendance.

Ofsted inspections will be cancelled next week, an email to head teachers has said, with schools only inspected if there are safeguarding concerns.

There is no move to remote teaching, with the DfE expecting schools to continue to provide face-to-face teaching. However, heads can consider if some staff work from home, such as office workers.

New polling from Teach First has found that only two per cent of teachers working in schools serving the most disadvantaged communities say all their pupils have adequate access to devices and internet to work from home.

SAFE’ taskforces will help focus on improving pupils’ attendance, reducing the likelihood of young people being excluded from school and keeping young people focused education.

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