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As Britain learns to live with Covid, it faces a new pandemic of disruption

Staff shortages, delays and rising prices are playing havoc with the healthcare, education, farming, hospitality and travel sectors

The Guardian - UK

Northumberland College to relocate to Wansbeck Business Park following land deal

The Department for Education will build the college a new campus on the 5.7 acre site

Birmingham Post

Kids with covid can return to school after three days under new rules

The latest rule change comes amid concerns that pupils are missing too much school time as a result of covid

Liverpool Echo

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Call to bust class sizes to help Ukrainian pupils into school as soon as possible

'School is vital to help newly arrived children integrate as quickly as possible'

Wales Online

UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – as it happened

Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices

The Guardian - UK

Government axes outsourcing firm for England tutoring scheme

Funding for national programme to go directly to schools instead after broad criticism of Randstad

The Guardian - UK

Schools to receive all tutoring funding directly as Randstad loses contract

Critics of the company’s handling of the national tutoring programme have welcomed the move.

The Independent UK

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Education union criticises ‘badly flawed’ evidence behind academy drive

National Education Union found ‘no compelling reason’ for all schools in England to join academy trusts

The Guardian - UK

Influential Pen Green children’s centre faces closure due to council cuts

Model for integrated early-years care that inspired Sure Start programme to lose ‘75% of our funding’

The Guardian - UK

Nottingham head says school week extension 'could lead to disruption'

The school week will be extended to 32.5 hours across the board

Nottingham Post

Schools told the learning week must become at least 32.5 hours long in England

This could mean a school day from 8.45am to 3.15pm for example

Wales Online

Councils allowed to set up academy trusts in shake-up of schools system

White paper could pave way for independent regulator, while ‘parent pledge’ dismissed as gimmick

The Guardian - UK

Teacher pay rise won’t keep pace with soaring inflation, says Nadhim Zahawi

Public sector must accept ‘restraint’, says education secretary – despite ‘mass exodus’ warning

The Independent UK

Ministers to make school week minimum of 32.5 hours

Union says levelling-up plan ‘ a classic example of government trying to hit a target but missing the point’

The Independent UK

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Length of school week to change to 32.5 hours in Government white paper proposal

There are some 'discrepencies' in the length of school weeks, according to the Department of Education

The Independent UK

House of Lords marks first live use of sign language interpretation

Peers also heard the Government has started drawing up plans for a GCSE in the language, with more likely to be revealed later this year.

The Independent UK

Heads say using SATs as part of Ofsted judgment on curriculum makes ‘no sense’

Most parents do not feel SATs are a good way for the Government to hold schools to account, according to a survey.

The Guardian - UK

MPs accuse DfE of failing to control academy leaders’ excessive salaries

Committee highlights a lack of transparency surrounding academy finances in its report on the sector

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The Independent UK

Pandemic led to 270 million missed school days – prompting fears over exams

Headteachers say the figure reveals the disruption youngsters taking exams have faced during the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Covid absences in schools in England triple in two weeks

Data shows 202,000 pupils off sick on 17 March, raising fears of disruption before summer exams

Manchester Evening News

Controversial plans to build school on beloved park scrapped

Bolton Council are now in discussions with the Department for Education to consider how to meet demand for school places

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi to overhaul Covid catchup tutoring after criticism of provider

Education secretary says money will shift to English schools following complaints Randstad had missed targets

The Guardian - UK

Senior teachers will endure long pay freeze under DfE plans, study finds

Pay rise for new teachers will come at expense of much lower increases for those with experience

The Guardian - UK

National tutoring scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Consultancy firm Randstad’s contract ‘must end’ unless it delivers learning missed during Covid

The Guardian - UK

DfE calls for boost to starting teachers’ salaries in England

Unions ask review body to recommend all teaching staff receive same government-funded increase

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