Staff shortages could force schools in England to send some pupils home
Headteachers say absence caused by spread of Omicron variant could undermine government’s effort to keep children in schools
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Wales to reopen schools for children up to age 7 from 22 February
Decision follows Scottish plans for return to classrooms while schools in England will not reopen before March
Read moreCall for more regulation of home-schooled children in England
Children’s commissioner wants stronger measures to stop schools ‘off-rolling’ pupils
Read more1,000 state schools have no applicants to elite career schemes
State-educated applicants to graduate schemes at top firms come from elite pool – report
Read moreChildren need trained teachers, not careerists
Professor Marilyn Leask expresses her serious doubts about the value of Teach First, Melian Mansfield says education policy should be based on research, and John Freeman says there’s a simple way to stop schools improperly excluding pupils
Read moreMinister tells schools to ignore high court ruling on term-time holidays
Nick Gibb says headteachers should continue applying rules that allow parents to be fined over unauthorised absences
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