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School catch-up package ‘nowhere near big enough’
Extra government cash for poorer pupils is not even half of what is needed, warns NEU teaching union
General
24 February 2021
School return plan ‘a gamble against scientific advice’
Union says classroom ventilation and personal protective equipment for staff need to be addressed as part of 8 March full reopenings
General
23 February 2021
North and Midlands ‘hardest hit by Covid learning loss’
Disadvantaged Year 6 pupils are seven months behind in maths, finds research
Primary
23 February 2021
Opening schools ‘may increase spread of Covid by 50%’
Leading scientists supported ‘phased reopening’ of schools, minutes reveal – in contrast to full reopening plan announced today
General
22 February 2021
Back to school: ‘Where are the Nightingale classrooms?’
8 March reopening plan could make schools ‘vectors of transmission’ as Covid rate treble that in September, union warns
22 February 2021
Back to school: Why can’t England have a phased return?
Heads question why school reopening plans in the other UK nations are so different from England’s ‘big bang’ approach
22 February 2021