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DfE press release: National Tutoring Programme

5 April 2022

Plans have been set out for the next year of the National Tutoring Programme, where schools will receive funding directly to help reach pupils most in need of support. Children…

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The Impact of Covid-19 on pupil attainment – a summary of research evidence

25 March 2022

The pandemic and associated partial school closures have led to considerable disruption to the learning of pupils in England. In order to inform policy- and decision-making, a range of studies…

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School funding statistics

28 January 2022

On 27th January 2022 school funding statistics were released on the GOV.UK website. The publication provides statistics on school revenue funding from 2010 through to the 2022/23 financial year. Headline…

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School recovery strategies: year 1 findings

18 January 2022

Schools’ approaches to education recovery in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The DfE have published a research report detailing the interim findings from a mixed methods study. Aiming to…

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Education recovery in schools: autumn 2021

4 January 2022

A briefing on the continued impact of the pandemic and education recovery has been released, which draws on evidence from inspections that Ofsted carried out in autumn 2021. Inspection handbooks…

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Ex-teachers asked to return to the classroom

20 December 2021

The Government is asking former teachers who have the skills and time to return to the classroom to sign up to be part of the national effort to support face-to-face education in…

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DfE Guidance: Coronavirus workforce fund for schools

20 December 2021

Funding is available to support schools facing significant staff absences and financial pressures with the costs of staff cover for the period from 22nd November 2021 to 18th February 2022.…

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7 key insights from the pandemic schools need to know

30 November 2021

New research from the Chartered College of Teaching has identified numerous innovations and issues from the pandemic that schools need to be aware of to help inform future practice. The…

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Covid learning loss data

31 October 2021

The Department for Education has published its findings into the learning loss of pupils due to Covid in 2020/21. Below are some of the key headlines. Reading By the end…

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Recovery premium funding guidance

10 September 2021

The DfE published a document entitled Recovery Premium Funding, which outlines the additional funding available in the 2021 to 2022 academic year to support schools with education recovery following COVID-19. …

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Ofsted: Put SEND pupils ‘at centre’ of Covid recovery

8 August 2021

"Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says system change is needed to ensure children and young people with special needs get a better deal," writes John Roberts in TES. Ms Spielman said: “This…

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Education recovery package

17 June 2021

Support for early years settings, schools and providers of 16-19 education The guidance provides information about the programmes and activities the Department for Education is funding to support education recovery and…

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