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Pupils isolating due to potential school Covid-contact almost doubles Education Business10:39
Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis Nursery World11:45
The Guardian view / Gavin Williamson: plans not fit for purpose The Guardian18:32
Uproar as UK government plans to cut funding for arts education by 50% to prioritise 'high-value subjects' The Art Newspaper12:06
ISG scoops £48m DfE framework wins Build.co.uk14:31
Why DfE's textbook plan undermines teachers' Covid work Times Educational Supplement12:07
Only a quarter of Hartlepoool schools take up period poverty offer Hartlepool Mail11:06

Latest News

In the last 4 hours

Shadow education secretary pulls out of university event over course cuts Morning Star19:39

In the last 6 hours

Pupils should keep wearing masks into the summer, Sage told ministers The Guardian17:48

In the last 8 hours

When can we stop wearing face masks? Requirement for face coverings in schools could lift soon – here’s when Edinburgh Evening News15:32

Need to know: Does forcing pupils to wear masks in school do more harm than good? Reaction15:07

Earlier today

Senior DfE staff travel, hospitality and meetings: 2020 to 2021 GOV.UK (Press Release)14:09

Secondary school pupils no longer advised to wear masks in class, Williamson confirms The Levant News13:33

DfE monthly workforce management information: 2020 to 2021 GOV.UK (Press Release)13:18

Chipping Sodbury students quiz mayor election candidate Gazette Series12:02

UK Power Networks commits to ‘levelling up’ New Start11:10

Kate Green MP pulls out of university event due to course closures and job cuts University and College Union09:56

Face masks for English secondary school pupils to be ditched, Williamson confirms The Guardian09:14

School mask rule set to end despite teacher opposition Times Educational Supplement09:12

Face mask requirement for Northants secondary schools set to be lifted Northants Live09:06

DfE set to lift school mask rule despite union warning Times Educational Supplement08:11

Face mask rules to be changed for schools in England Grimsby Live06:43

Yesterday

Government set to lift classroom face mask rule despite warning from unions ITV23:43 6-May-21

School coronavirus face mask rule to be lifted despite warnings Evening Standard23:32 6-May-21

Government set to lift school face mask rule despite warning from unions Evening Standard23:21 6-May-21

The British Academy responds to OfS proposals to cut funding for arts courses The British Academy17:32 6-May-21

The DfE must show leadership when religious hardliners turn on schools National Secular Society17:27 6-May-21

SPONSORED: Department for Education Announce £5.4m of Funding in Latest CCF Round FE Week16:51 6-May-21

Birmingham Based School’s IT excellence recognised by the Government’s Department for Education FE News.co.uk16:39 6-May-21

Children’s social work case complexity has increased due to Covid, councils tell DfE Community Care16:38 6-May-21

How UK Power Networks is Levelling Up its workforce and customers Electrical Review13:43 6-May-21

Biden's Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he 'expects' ALL schools open by September Mail Online13:40 6-May-21

Why digital exams can't happen without DfE investment Times Educational Supplement10:48 6-May-21

Pupils isolating due to potential school Covid-contact almost doubles Education Business10:39 6-May-21

Write to your local MP: Government proposal to halve funding for music Incorporated Society of Musicians10:12 6-May-21

Employment Trade Body appointed as an Apprenticeship Intermediary Ambassador SourceWire (Press Release)09:51 6-May-21

ISG adds £48 million to DfE Framework wins Specification Magazine09:41 6-May-21

The NSS review: the survey gets a reprieve Wonkhe08:16 6-May-21

In the last 7 days

Kate Green responds to BCC’s workplace training report The Labour Party (Press Release)22:59 5-May-21

Protest over UK Government Plan to Slash Arts Education Funding by Half Artforum20:44 5-May-21

DfE publishes guidance for Academy Trusts wishing to set up formal trust partnerships with maintained schools Thomson Reuters - Practical Law16:11 5-May-21

ESFA Update further education: 5 May 2021 (Apprenticeships Directory) Apprenticeships Directory (Weblog)15:07 5-May-21

ISG Scoops £48m DfE Framework Wins Build.co.uk14:31 5-May-21

ASCL comment on Week 18 school attendance statistics Association of School and College Leaders14:27 5-May-21

Covid catch-up: What will summer schools look like? Times Educational Supplement12:37 5-May-21

Uproar as UK government plans to cut funding for arts education by 50% to prioritise 'high-value subjects' The Art Newspaper12:06 5-May-21

ISM responds to Government proposal to halve funding for music Incorporated Society of Musicians11:58 5-May-21

'Focus on relationships, not work," Doncaster education expert tells Government Doncaster Free Press10:52 5-May-21

Education Secretary urged to keep school face mask rule Education Business10:36 5-May-21

Demand for review into sexual harassment in Scottish schools The Scotsman07:05 5-May-21

Masks still needed in schools, say scientists Ekklesia06:10 5-May-21

Hungary shows what effective family policy can look like The Conservative Woman01:18 5-May-21

Education unions, scientists and parent groups sign up to letter urging caution on face masks FE News.co.uk15:29 4-May-21

Scientists call for masks in secondary school classrooms after 17 May The Independent14:45 4-May-21

Inspectors examine council plans for grading students Times Educational Supplement14:10 4-May-21

Masks still needed in school as 154,000 children & staff with long covid GMB (Press Release)14:01 4-May-21

Inspectors to examine council plans for grading pupils Times Educational Supplement13:39 4-May-21

Concerns expressed at Government plans to stop face coverings in secondary schools OnTheWight13:39 4-May-21

Masks still needed as 154,000 children & school staff with long covid - scientists GMB (Press Release)12:09 4-May-21

Why DfE's textbook plan undermines teachers' Covid work Times Educational Supplement12:07 4-May-21

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis Nursery World11:45 4-May-21

Schools urged to take up period poverty offer Sunderland Echo11:12 4-May-21

Only a quarter of Hartlepoool schools take up period poverty offer Hartlepool Mail11:06 4-May-21

Keep masks in schools until at least June, say experts Times Educational Supplement10:25 4-May-21

Right to Learn Campaign Announces Inaugural Conference on May 20 with David Blunkett FE News.co.uk10:22 4-May-21

Biden's Education Secretary isn't ruling out an extension of the student-loan payment freeze Yahoo! UK & Ireland20:31 3-May-21

The Guardian view / Gavin Williamson: plans not fit for purpose The Guardian18:32 3-May-21

Council decision on Eastern Way land disposal Daventry District Council (Press Release)00:12 3-May-21

UK- Williamson needs to retract his statement on Batley Grammar School... Islamic Human Rights Commission (Press Release)19:38 2-May-21

Spag test for 2021: Who or what at the DfE is a colon? Times Educational Supplement14:04 1-May-21

The DfE must realise the arts are key to the future of engineering FE Week06:09 1-May-21

Kate Green responds to statements by Paul Whiteman NAHT General Secretary that funding cuts are forcing schools to make … The Labour Party (Press Release)18:33 30-Apr-21

Podcast: GCSEs 2022 and could all schools be academies? Times Educational Supplement17:34 30-Apr-21

Early plans for new Middleton school need improvement, planning chiefs claim Yorkshire Evening Post17:14 30-Apr-21

Shadow minister quizzed by Blackpool students on 'narrow curriculum', pandemic learning and exams Blackpool Gazette15:58 30-Apr-21

Weekly highlights: Funding gaps and mental health Times Educational Supplement15:52 30-Apr-21

Prompt payment data for Department for Education GOV.UK (Press Release)13:03 30-Apr-21

Mobile phones? Does Gavin have any real ideas at all? Times Educational Supplement12:18 30-Apr-21

DfE allows faith school unlawfully segregating boys and girls to split into single-sex schools British Humanist Association11:25 30-Apr-21

Reds10 To Deliver Over £45m Of New School Build Schemes Build.co.uk11:24 30-Apr-21

Does Labour employ any apprentices? FE Week11:02 30-Apr-21

All schools should join strong multi-academy trusts Government Business10:11 30-Apr-21

Exclusive: 'Unacceptable' DfE failure over off-rolling Times Educational Supplement09:14 30-Apr-21

"All that time we invested, we should've sat the exams" - Students grill shadow education… The Northern Echo07:09 30-Apr-21

Let’s not undermine a much-needed and loved institution FE Week05:03 30-Apr-21

In the last month

Longer school days after Covid disruption ‘intuitive’, minister says The Independent20:33 29-Apr-21

Masks-in-class rule will lift in mid-May if data allows Times Educational Supplement17:48 29-Apr-21

Masks in class rule will lift in mid-May if data allows Times Educational Supplement17:18 29-Apr-21

'Teachers' worst fears over qualifications came true' Times Educational Supplement15:16 29-Apr-21

Schools minister hopes face masks in class will come to an end in May Evening Standard15:08 29-Apr-21

Face masks in English classrooms might not be needed after mid-May – minister Grimsby Live15:03 29-Apr-21

Face coverings in class likely to be dropped after 17 May, schools minister Nick Gibb signals i News14:58 29-Apr-21

Giving my child her first phone fills me with dread Evening Standard14:20 29-Apr-21

Schools minister 'hopes' masks may not been needed in classrooms by mid-May Sky News14:19 29-Apr-21

The Department for Education (DfE)'s Get Help with Technology programme GOV.UK (Press Release)13:45 29-Apr-21

Gibb: Schools that ban phones 'have higher test scores' Times Educational Supplement13:45 29-Apr-21

Labour ‘interested in exploring’ devolved apprenticeships funding FE Week13:18 29-Apr-21

Schools minister hopes face masks in class will no longer be... NewsChain13:13 29-Apr-21

Hartlepool sixth formers quiz shadow education secretary during tour of new £22million building Hartlepool Mail13:01 29-Apr-21

Schools minister hopes face masks in class will no longer be needed from mid-May Evening Standard12:52 29-Apr-21

Northern Ireland pilots security training plan for 16-25s ComputerWeekly12:26 29-Apr-21

'Schools won't lose out over pupil premium change' Times Educational Supplement11:02 29-Apr-21

Catch-up plan expected 'before the summer', says Gibb Times Educational Supplement10:41 29-Apr-21

Survey to give parents termly 'snapshot' of behaviour in schools Education Business09:50 29-Apr-21

Plans for long-term underperforming schools to join academy trusts Education Business09:39 29-Apr-21

Kate Green responds to Sutton Trust polling on school’s use of pupil premium funding The Labour Party (Press Release)00:29 29-Apr-21

Labour’s call for breakfast clubs in every school exemplifies the wider role for schools as civic institutions FE News.co.uk17:26 28-Apr-21

Education Secretary and Skills Minister mark launch of new cross-party group for T Levels set up by former Education… FE News.co.uk17:15 28-Apr-21

Schools given 'try before you buy' offer to become academies LocalGov17:08 28-Apr-21

Education Committee to question Ministers Nick Gibb MP and Baroness Berridge The United Kingdom Parliament17:02 28-Apr-21

Speech by Gavin Williamson to the Confederation of School Trusts National Education Union16:57 28-Apr-21

Why Gavin Williamson is pushing for all schools to become academies i News16:45 28-Apr-21

All state school pupils should be taught in academy chains, Gavin Williamson says i News16:35 28-Apr-21

'Try before you buy' - Norfolk schools offered academy link-up trial Eastern Daily Press, Norfolk15:48 28-Apr-21

Full text of Kate Green’s speech to the Confederation of School Trusts annual conference The Labour Party (Press Release)15:29 28-Apr-21

3 'requires improvement' could mean academisation Times Educational Supplement14:00 28-Apr-21

Teachers 'treated as political enemy' during pandemic Times Educational Supplement13:40 28-Apr-21

T levels and apprenticeships: DfE sets IfATE targets Times Educational Supplement13:40 28-Apr-21

Drive for stronger school system to benefit all pupils GOV.UK (Press Release)13:12 28-Apr-21

Education Secretary speech to the Confederation of School Trusts GOV.UK (Press Release)13:12 28-Apr-21

Education Secretary renews vision for all schools to be part of a strong multi-academy trust FE News.co.uk13:00 28-Apr-21

ASCL responds to Education Secretary’s speech on MATs and behaviour Association of School and College Leaders12:58 28-Apr-21

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