Almost half of teachers have been forced to cover for absent colleagues as remote learning hit its highest level since lockdown, a survey has found. Almost one…

The concept of social justice and Britain’s most exclusive schools may not seem like obvious bedfellows. For decades, these institutions have been seen as bastions of unearned…

The Prime Minister has been urged to cut isolation for schoolchildren to five days, to minimise lost learning. The Government is accused of “perpetuating a cycle of…

With Christmas and New Year falling at a weekend, the festive break has been extended a few days into January but today should see a mass return…

Happy new year! I’m afraid I didn’t come down with omicron this Christmas, despite my best efforts (what I’d give to be banned from the office, preferably…