School suspensions high despite lockdown
Almost 8,000 children were suspended from school in 2019/2020 – despite lockdown restrictions severely limiting numbers able to be taught
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Headteachers bemoan pupils’ lost skills during lockdown
Waltham Forest headteachers say children have “lost the skill of using a pen” and “forgotten how to be kind to
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Waltham Forest schools staff underpaid for more than five years
Term-time staff in Waltham Forest’s mainstream schools are owed more than £1million after being underpaid for more than five years.
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Redbridge Council aims to stop new schools plans after sharp drop in pupil numbers
Redbridge Council wants to halt plans for two new schools in the borough as a sharp drop in pupils threatens
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Havering schools count the cost of special needs inclusion
Havering schools that accept children with special needs are finding “inclusion does not pay”, the Havering Schools Funding Forum heard
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School sex abuse cases drop only slightly despite lengthy lockdown
The number of sexual offences committed in schools was only just short of the previous years figures, according to recent
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Entries open for 2021/22 Essex schools football competitions
Local schools and colleges have the opportunity to compete for 2021/22 county football glory as the Essex County Schools FA
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Unauthorised school absences fall to almost zero
The number of unauthorised absences from schools in Essex almost vanished following a year of lockdown. Figures from Essex County
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Poorer Havering schools miss out on pupil premium funding
Schools and academies in Havering will miss out on more than £500,000 for their poorest pupils this year after an
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Southend schools report 94% attendance for first week back after lockdown
94 per cent of primary and secondary school children in Southend returned to the classroom last week following the easing
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