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John Roberts is deputy news editor at Tes magazine

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Ofsted: HMI to inspect schools from next week
Watchdog says inspections will carry on and it will assess schools’ Covid-related deferral requests on a case-by-case basis
General
5 January 2022
Ofsted have announced how it will carry out inspections at the start of this term
Heads urged to let vulnerable staff work from home
Unions advise that clinically extremely vulnerable and pregnant teachers should not be expected to work in school
General
5 January 2022
Omicron: Unions have said that clinically extremely vulnerable school staff and teachers should be able to work at home to reduce Covid risk
Church school inspections halted due to Covid
The Church of England says having inspectors visit schools could add to the risk of the virus spreading
General
5 January 2022
SIAMS inspections of Church of England and Methodist schools have been suspended for at least a month because of Covid.
New Covid rules: what you need to know
All the new guidelines and latest announcements for the start of the Spring term
General
3 January 2022
New Covid rules: what you need to know
‘Combining classes’ can keep pupils in school, heads told
DfE also tells schools that live-streamed lessons are the ‘preferred’ approach to remote education
General
2 January 2022
Covid: Schools are being urged to consider combining classes if they are suffering from high teacher absence because of Covid.
Omicron: How schools can apply for air purifier units from the DfE
The DfE has set out the criteria by which schools can apply for 7,000 air purifier units in a bid to combat the spread of the Omicron variant. Here is everything you need to know about how to apply
General
2 January 2022
How can schools apply for a new air purifier? Here is everything you need to know.