Staff in England overwhelmed by more than 200 pieces of guidance issued in first 90 days of pandemic
Teachers across England were overwhelmed by a “ridiculous” blizzard of rules and documents issued by the Department for Education (DfE) during the coronavirus pandemic, alongside major announcements made through the media or press conferences, according to a study.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and University College London found that the DfE issued more than 200 pieces of guidance in the first 90 days of the pandemic starting from 18 March 2020, including a dozen days when the department issued at least five separate pieces of guidance.