Covid

Schools left to decide on turning away pupils with Covid symptoms

Unions say schools are in an ‘impossible position’ as Covid requirements ease, with fears of conflict with parents

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Free school wins reinspection after Ofsted conflict of interest allegation

Doncaster’s XP East complained about ‘unprofessional conduct’ of inspection team over ‘requires improvement’ rating

James Carr
James Carr
Teacher training

Cambridge refuses to reapply for teacher training over ‘prescriptive’ reforms

Top uni concerned about ‘important inconsistencies’ in reforms set out in initial teacher training review

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools white paper

Free school charity: All-MAT sector would mean ‘death’ of innovation

Ministers’ favoured institutions won’t be replicated if white paper scraps standalone academies, charity warns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Watchdog warns of exam board staff ‘burnout’ after Covid chaos

New report sheds light on how boards coped in last two years

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Ministers fail to reveal tutoring figures despite MP demands

Education committee chair calls for ‘urgent’ public data dashboard

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Schools

Ofqual proposes stricter controls on BTECs that survive qualifications cull

Ofqual is consulting on stricter controls over alternatives to A Levels and T Levels, with BTECs and other qualifications…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Augar review: What schools need to know about university shake-up

Ministers have set out their plans for higher education reform

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted declines 1 in 5 deferral requests despite government advice

But data suggests two thirds of schools did not request a deferral

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Ministers scrap plans for post-qualification admissions

DfE says support for shake-up of university admissions was ‘not strong enough’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

‘Ladder-up not levelling-up’: DfE urged to rethink student loan grade threshold plan

Ministers are considering blocking pupils without certain grades from getting student finance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Remote learning

No more snow days: Remote lessons keep kids learning during storms

Oak National Academy use also hits near record high as 120,000 pupils log on during closures

James Carr
James Carr