Government attendance advisors to start work helping local areas and school trusts put new plans in place to increase attendance
From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP
As part of the Education Secretary’s commitment to make school attendance his top priority, new expert attendance advisers with decades of first-hand experience are to begin work to reduce pupil absence....
New research into children’s education post-pandemic finds glaring gap between engagement levels and tech-enabled teaching
New research published today from edtech gaming studio, Kuato Studios , has found that 18 months since nationwide lockdowns began, the top priority for teachers across the UK and US is bridging the gap between decreasing children’s engagement levels and using tech...
Ofsted launches consultation for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes
The consultation contains proposals on new inspection arrangements for children’s homes and residential holiday schemes.
From: Ofsted
We have launched a consultation on new arrangements for interim children’s home inspections and inspections of residential holiday schemes for disabled children...
Every pupil in every school to benefit from significant new investment in education to help young people catch up on lost learning
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Every school and college in England will have more money to support young people’s recovery from the impact of the pandemic, as the government confirms billions of pounds of additional...
With children and young people back in the classroom, and more mixing now possible with a change to the guidance around things like bubbles, we're seeing a rise in coronavirus cases among the school-age population, and it's likely that this will continue.
In almost all of the cases the young person has shown no sign of having the virus, or only very mild symptoms.
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
Published 8 July 2021
School funding will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government levels up education across the country.
At the moment, the Government provides funding for schools according to a formula that takes account of factors including the needs of individual pupils...
