everything curriculum | July 2021


An educational roundup of news and current affairs for schools


Schools set to lose £118m funding for


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poor pupils Schools in England could lose £118m funding for poor pupils this year, the Local Government Association says.


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had no Covid plan, says MPs A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that the DfE struggled to react to events in a timely and effective way in England.


Lockdown laptops scheme ‘hugely


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school day on the table Government said to be weighing up whether to opt for mandatory extra 30 min extension or to fund a longer, voluntary 8–6 school day.


Rising number of children in England eligible for free


school meals Nearly 200,000 more children were registered for free school meals in England as the early economic fallout from the pandemic hit household incomes, figures published by the government show.


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successful’ claims DfE The government’s free laptops scheme has been “hugely successful”, the Department for Education official leading on digital learning plans has said.


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