Right to repeat a year should be considered by ministers, headteachers say
The Association of School and College Leaders said it is interested in proposals for children with “extreme learning loss” to repeat year
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Universities inundated with student requests to return to campus
The majority of students have been advised to stay at home and continue their studies remotely during the national lockdown
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Fresh free school meals row looms as Government says lunches will not be provided during February half-term
Teachers unions said it is “simply astonishing” that ministers are showing “total disregard for those hardest hit” by the pandemic
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Caterer accused of 'humiliating' families on free school meals by telling them to bake their own bread
Academy calls for improvement after firm sent pots of bread mix
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Some schools are 60 per cent full, poll finds as teachers call for cap on places
During the first week of the new lockdown, one in ten schools had between 40 and 60 per cent of pupils attending, new poll finds
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Universities should not lower entry standards due to pandemic disruption, vice-Chancellor warns
Offering sixth-form pupils places based on worse A-level grades than they would usually allow does not help, Prof Canagarajah says
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Teachers could be prioritised for vaccine, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation member suggests
The committee has been asked to come up with a plan to determine the priority order of who should be vaccinated in phase two
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Switzerland's decision to close schools was one of most effective measures of reducing Covid spread, study says
Schools across the country remained closed for about two months before gradually opening up again
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School truancy rates in autumn almost doubled amid warnings of 'exponential' growth in county lines
Steve Chalke, founder of the multi-academy trust Oasis which runs over 50 schools, said the rise in truancy is 'tied up with gang life'
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Universities warned they could be breaking law by refusing to allow students to return to halls
Students have a right to enter their accommodation, according to the National Union of Students
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'This lockdown is a national disaster' - Telegraph readers on the week's biggest stories
The week's biggest stories from the UK's national lockdown, the vaccination war and YouTube censoring debate got Telegraph readers talking
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Brighton and Hove Council becomes first to defy Government over nurseries
The council said nurseries under its direct control should shut their doors to all but the children of key workers and the most vulnerable
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What tier am I in? Use our Covid postcode checker to find your area
The Prime Minister has announced a third national lockdown for England
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'My child is a sweetheart in the classroom – but at home refuses to write a sentence'
As thousands more schools stay closed, here are some hard-won lessons for accidental substitute teachers
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Parents face chaos as primary schools across London and South-East hit by closures
Gavin Williamson said primary schools must close only in the parts of the country where the infection rates are at their highest
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Universities told to delay return of students at start of term
All university students should be offered two rapid lateral flow tests on their return to campus, Gavin Williamson said
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Keeping schools open is a price that should be paid even if it increases R number, Tory MPs say
Conservative MPs have told the Prime Minister that schools must be kept open even if it means a rise in the R number
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Eton College told it could refer dismissed Master under Prevent duty
School contacted Local Authority Designated Officer to report concerns about Will Knowland's controversial lecture
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Disadvantaged students could end up studying at Harvard or Yale under UK’s replacement Erasmus scheme
Youngsters from deprived communities will be targeted by the new “Turing scheme” which will fund British students to study abroad after Brex
