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Despite overall Covid absences falling, the number of pupils missing school due to closures doubled to 34,000
DfE consults on forcing schools 'not making necessary improvements' to become academies or join a new trust
Leaders take extra teaching and cleaning duties as secondary absences breach 10 per cent mark
Over 336,000 pupils attended summer schools last year
Informing families about interventions for pupils behind in English and maths is a key strand of the DfE's new...
Schools still asked to 'signpost' alternative vaccination routes for pupils
Ministers will prioritise schools in investment areas and with 'long-term underperformance'
The digital tests will provide an 'understanding of national performance'
Inspectors will be 'sensitive in their use of this data'
