Exams

Just 195 of 5.7m teacher grades changed after exam board reviews

Just 195 of 5.7 million GCSE and A-level teacher assessed grades (TAGS) were changed after being reviewed by exam…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Attendance a ‘stubborn concern’, and 4 more findings from Ofsted recovery research

Many schools have introduced a ‘recovery curriculum’ to aid catch-up

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Fines for school absence plummet by 86 per cent

The government wants councils and schools to ramp up enforcement

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

DfE extends Covid workforce fund until Feb half-term

The scheme was reintroduced last month amid rising rates

James Carr
James Carr
Teacher training

9 in 10 leaders say ECF reforms creating extra workload

NAHT union warns mentors are ‘drowning’ in work

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Teachers urged to get booster jabs, as schools given ‘flexibility’ for January return

PM also revealed 12- to 15-year-olds can book in second jabs from Monday

James Carr
James Carr


School meals

School apologises for ‘awful’ Xmas lunch after suffering Covid staff shortages

Steyning Grammar praised for refunding parents in latest social media storm over school meals

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

School at centre of student discrimination protest rated ‘good’

Pimlico Academy has ‘stabilised’ after pupil and staff walkouts, but lost its ‘outstanding’ rating

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

£10m catch-up schemes to help schools with most learning loss

Three regions set to benefit from extra maths and literacy cash

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

Covid: Staff absence up by 20% as term draws to a close

More than 230,000 pupils were off due to Covid on December 9

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Second jabs planned in schools from January 10

Every school will receive second-dose sessions by half-term, even as more than half 12-15-year-olds remain unvaccinated

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

26% of Ofsted inspection deferral bids rejected as requests rise

One in 20 schools requested to defer an inspection between September and November

James Carr
James Carr