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Phew - another hugely busy day for the education world. But the @tes team are with you every step of the way. Here's the main headlines from today 
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We started the day with the news that @Ofstednews inspectors had voted "overwhelmingly" to call on chief inspector @amanda_spielman to suspend on-site visits during the third national lockdown https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-inspectors-fight-ofsted-plan-send-them-schools - via @JohnGRoberts (2/9)
We also learned that thousands of supply teachers are at risk of being "thrown to the wolves" with a sudden loss of earnings due to partial school closures, according to @NASUWT https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-schools-supply-teachers-face-being-thrown-wolves - via @Specktator100 (3/9)
Then we had the latest attendance data drop from @educationgovuk. Secondary school attendance plummeted â to just 14 per cent in one area â as the Covid crisis engulfed schools in the final week of term https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-schools-secondary-attendance-low-14-dfe-threats-week - via @JohnGRoberts (4/9)
And more than a third of primary pupils were not in school on the first day of this term, before the national lockdown began https://www.tes.com/news/more-third-primary-pupils-term-started - via @JohnGRoberts (5/9)
Meanwhile, an almighty row kicked off over "inadequate" food parcels for children on FSM. Heads said the lack of an effective national school vouchers scheme was forcing schools to "piece together provision" themselves https://www.tes.com/news/food-parcels-row-shows-how-teachers-pick-pieces - via @CathImogenLough (6/9)
In a move that â unsurprisingly â provoked some derision, the government announced it was set to publish a "remote education framework" to help schools and colleges to identify "areas for improvement" in their distance teaching during the lockdown https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-schools-online-learning-dfe-show-how-teachers-can-improve (7/9)
And we're finishing the day where we started: it's all about Ofsted. The watchdog has changed plans to go into schools after opposition from its own inspectors over Covid safety concerns https://www.tes.com/news/ofsted-u-turn-moves-inspections-online-until-half-term - via @JohnGRoberts (8/9)
Who else needs a lie down after that? And in all one day! Need to restock on caffeine for tomorrow. See you then. (9/9)
