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All the new guidelines and latest announcements for the start of the Spring term

DfE also tells schools that live-streamed lessons are the ‘preferred’ approach to remote education

The DfE has set out the criteria by which schools can apply for 7,000 air purifier units in a bid to combat the spread of the Omicron variant. Here is everything you need to know about how to apply

But education secretary says on-site learning should be available to as many pupils as possible

Extra air purifiers for schools will ‘barely scratch the surface’ of what is needed, warns union leader

Ofsted also set to be scaled back for the next month, and schools will receive more air purifiers, DfE announces

Unions warn government to minimise Covid disruption to avoid exams being cancelled for a third year in a row

A number of people who have made an impact on the lives of pupils and students in Scotland have been honoured

Confederation of School Trusts’ chief executive Leora Cruddas and Teach First’s Russell Hobby among honours recipients

Scotland’s largest teaching union says it could be a challenge to reopen schools fully after the new year due to staff absence

Sam Freedman looks ahead at the topics likely to dominate the agenda for 2022 that school leaders should have on their radar

Heads put together plans to ‘prioritise year groups’ to protect mock exams as Omicron cases surge