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DfE ‘attack’ on pupil premium ‘more than offsets’ catch-up cash, 15 local authorities tell education secretary

Lengthening the school day is not part of the government’s plan to help pupils catch up on lost learning, says education secretary

The government wants schools to open more widely from 8 March, but how far will Covid rates have fallen by then?

Refusing to pay for Covid safety a ‘poor way to treat schools after everything they have done’ in the crisis, say heads

Setting 8 March as a provisional date for wider school openings only increases teachers’ anxiety, says Charlotte Santry

Prime minister Boris Johnson says there is not enough data to show it would be safe for more pupils to return next month