Pupils at a Nottinghamshire school called for the Prime Minister’s resignation.

Zahawi condemns school for asking pupils to write letter criticising PM

A teacher speaks to a student in a classroom at the Jewellery Quarter Academy in Birmingham in the West Midlands, as pupils in England return to school for the first time in two months as part of the first stage of lockdown easing. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021. Jacob King/PA

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi urged ex-teachers who are available to return to the classroom to apply on the Get Into Teaching website from Monday.

Ex-teachers urged to return to classroom to help plug Covid staff shortages

Nadhim Zahawi on Peston show. Photo: ITV/Peston 081221

The Education Secretary appeared to defend his department's actions last December but admitted it was a "mistake".

Zahawi apologises for DfE Christmas gathering but suggests it was not a party

Parents in the South West have revealed how much they pay for their child’s uniform.

School uniform prices: Are they too expensive?

They say that the county does not have enough money to run its schools and are calling for a 2% top up in funding to support special needs schools. 

Gloucestershire: Education leaders call for more school funding 

Education unions have described the funding package as ‘hugely disappointing’ and a ‘damp squib’.

Pupils to be offered extra tuition and option to repeat year under £1.4bn plan

screen grab of boys hands at computer - from pkg

An education charity says it fears some of the most disadvantaged children are being forgotten in the pandemic. 

Charity fears some children could 'become invisible' due to pandemic

Classrooms are now virtual for almost all learners. Teaching staff say keeping in touch with parents, and reassuring pupils, has been their biggest challenge.

North East schools tight turnaround to return to remote learning

Coronavirus isn't just taking up headteachers' time - it's leaving them emotionally and mentally drained, writes Peter Bearne.

Headteachers tell of frustration from playing 'detective' during pandemic

Schools and parents are calling for major changes to next year's GCSE and A level exams because pupils have lost months of learning through lockdown. 

Exams campaign: Schools and parents call for major changes to next year's exams 

Director of admissions at the UEA said that the government's U-turn is just placing the burden on another part of the sector

Government U-turn over A Level and GCSE results

The Government has committed to the second year of a three-year financial settlement for state schools.



Labour said the increases would still leave schools worse off than they were when the Conservatives first came to power in 2010.

Schools in England to receive £2.2 billion funding boost 

Three A-level students from the class of 2020 in Essex

Sixth-formers will get their A-level results in a months time but this year they haven't sat any exams. Instead their grades will be based on a mixture of teachers' predictions and exam boards' calculations. 

Lost Generations: The fears of the Class of 2020 A-level students

The Government plans to get primary schools to reopen to three year groups on 1 June.

Schools: the balance between safety and pupils' need for an education

While the government has increased school funding, the number of pupils with the greatest needs rose by 10% between 2013-14 and 2017-18.

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