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Minimum per pupil funding rises for 2021

Each secondary school will get a minimum of £5,150 per pupil and each primary a minimum of £4,000 per pupil under the national funding formula from 2021.....read more

Thirty-five special free schools approved by DfE

The Department for Education has approved 35 new special free schools that will give pupils with complex needs access to equipment that supports their individual needs.....read more

Advice on social distancing and school transport published

The Scottish Government has published scientific advice for the safe re-opening of schools in Scotland and resumption of school transport to help with forward planning.....read more

Early years system failing disadvantaged children

Early years services often fail to target those disadvantaged children with development problems who most need early help.....read more

Opportunity Areas programme to focus on pandemic recovery

The programme will help young people in the most disadvantaged parts of England to make up lost learning time due to the pandemic.....read more

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Managing the transmission risk

Fiona Riley, Chair of IOSH’s Education Group, looks at practical ways schools can manage the Covid-19-related risks they face.....read more

Teacher recruitment and retention

What has been the impact of Covid-19 on the next generation of teachers? Emma Hollis, executive director of the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT), finds out.....read more