Tag: Headteachers
over 2 years ago
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Headteachers report staff absence levels of 10% as schools reopen during Omicron wave

Staff shortages because of Omicron are predicted to be so severe this term that schools have been told they may need ...

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over 2 years ago
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School heads fear third year of cancelled GCSEs and A-levels as Omicron forces absences

Even without a return to online learning from home, education chiefs are making preparations for teacher assessed gra...

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over 2 years ago
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Heads' relief at end of 'toughest' school term - and concern about Omicron 'onslaught' in 2022

The majority of schools broke up for the Christmas holidays at the end of this week, following another term disrupted...

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over 2 years ago
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Schools in England told to set up Covid-19 testing stations for return to class after Christmas

Headteachers said that the Government had left them with too little time to order test kits, and that the process sho...

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over 2 years ago
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School teachers targeted in TikTok videos featuring pornography and 'disgraceful abuse'

One "devastated" teacher has taken time off school after he was falsely accused of paedophilia in a video posted on T...

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over 2 years ago
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Head teachers predict school Covid disruption for the 'foreseeable future'

Head teachers have said that schools are entering the second half of the autumn term with significant numbers of stud...

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over 2 years ago
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Heads 'gravely concerned' that schools will have to make cuts to cover teacher pay rise

If schools have to use current budgets to cover a teacher pay rise 'they will be faced with heart breaking decisions'...

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over 2 years ago
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Schools are relying on fundraising to plug budget holes - and Covid is making things worse

At one school older pupils are having to raise money to pay for classroom materials, while others are dependent on bo...

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over 2 years ago
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Teachers threatened with attack and schools invaded by anti-vax protesters

Eighteen schools said protesters had gained access and protested inside the school premises, and 20 said they had rec...

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over 2 years ago
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High Covid rates in schools cancel out effect of scrapping bubbles as cases rise by two thirds

Headteachers demand action from new Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi as 204,000 miss class

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over 2 years ago
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Quarter of schools have had enough pupils and staff off sick to trigger extra Covid-19 measures

Headteachers are calling for mandatory self-isolation for siblings of children who test positive

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over 2 years ago
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Headteachers 'worried' about rest of autumn term as one in 10 pupils off at some schools

Heads said they were worried that 'attendance may further unravel as the autumn term progresses', while in Cumbria ch...

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over 2 years ago
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Schools told to check security ahead of potential protests by anti-vaxx groups

Schools have been advised to contact local vaccination teams to "understand what security planning they have in place...

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over 2 years ago
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Heads back 12 to 15-year-olds being vaccinated at school - but warn NHS must do the jabs

Headteachers have been threatened by groups trying to stop schools from participating in the vaccine rollout

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almost 3 years ago
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Schools to teach pupils about Covid jabs to help 'inform decisions' amid backlash from heads

Schools will have a "role to ensure the science behind the decision to offer it to this age group is understood", the...

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almost 3 years ago
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Headteachers 'overwhelmed' by 'avalanche' of changing schools advice during Covid pandemic

'There was no way of telling what had changed from one update to the next'

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almost 3 years ago
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Heads call for Government cash to equip schools with anti-Covid air purifiers before September

Association of School and College Leaders says "a proper injection of funding" is needed to avoid risk of disruption,...

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almost 3 years ago
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Headteachers call for Government to set out plans for 2022 GCSE and A-level exams by September

Ministers have said they want to bring back exams in England in 2022, but are yet to provide details on how they will...

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almost 3 years ago
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Government ‘planning half hour extension to school day’ to deliver education catch-up

Headteachers said that a struggle between Number 10 and the Treasury over how much funding should be allocated to the...

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almost 3 years ago
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Headteachers unconvinced by proposals to extend the school day to boost education catch-up

The National Association of Head Teachers says that lengthening the time children spend in class could eat into famil...

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almost 3 years ago
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Councils predict schools to lose £118m for disadvantaged pupils because of 'stealth cut'

A change to how the Government calculates extra funding for disadvantaged pupils in England has been branded a 'steal...

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almost 3 years ago
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Headteachers call to be 'released' from 'burden' of running school test and trace system

Headteachers' union says school leaders have been 'effectively propping up the national test and trace infrastructure'

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about 3 years ago
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Just 1% of school pupils have received tutoring under Government's flagship catch-up scheme

Labour said that only about 1 per cent of pupils had so far been supported through the National Tutoring Programme

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about 3 years ago
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94% of primary and 89% of secondary pupils in school one week after schools reopen in England

The Association of School and College Leaders said that the path 'will continue to be bumpy, and we are not out of th...

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about 3 years ago
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Gavin Williamson says GCSEs will not be axed and they will be around 'an awful lot longer'

The Education Secretary said getting a puppy had helped him deal with his tribulations over the last year

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over 3 years ago
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Head tells off parents for 'critical' comments about online lessons

Colin Dowland, head of Woodridge Primary School, suggested that parents who saw themselves as 'educational experts' s...

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