Politics 6 findings from Nadhim Zahawi at education committee From another SEND review promise to extending the school day – everything you need to know Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Politics Draft law seeks Parliamentary veto on future school closures Education committee chair to introduce bill in Parliament which could class schools as ‘essential infrastructure’ Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid 250k Covid absences in week before half term, with south west worst hit DfE data shows Covid absences nationally rose to 3.2 per cent on October 21 Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Politics Zahawi wants all schools to ‘move towards’ 6.5-hour day Education secretary says he’s looking at ‘excellent examples’ in some academy trusts of a longer school day Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Academies ‘Not a race’ for all schools to join MATs, says Herrington Dominic Herrington’s comments come amid predictions all schools will convert by 2030, and warnings of resistance from maintained and… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Politics MPs give Birbalsingh social mobility role green light Committee says outspoken head will ‘need to demonstrate her ability to listen’ to those ‘with whom she will not… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Exams Avoid ‘complex language’ and stereotypes to make exams accessible, says draft guidance Ofqual launches consultation on draft accessibility guidance for exam boards Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Covid Covid survey: 4 in 10 schools ‘don’t expect’ to use National Tutoring Programme The Department for Education has published responses to its Covid-19 snapshot surveys Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News DfE claims it DID review time in school, but won’t commit to publishing findings Department claims findings informed spending review, but won’t say whether they will be published Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Learning loss study: ‘Notable’ catch-up at primary, but poorer pupils much further behind Study finds disadvantaged secondary pupils were still 1.6 months further behind their peers this summer Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid Zahawi urges older pupils to test before school return as Covid rates rise again ONS estimates around 1 in 11 secondary pupils tested positive in week before half term Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Schools Model history curriculum will help schools teach about ‘migration and cultural change’ – Walker Schools minister says diversity will be an ‘important aspect of the model history curriculum’ Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 979 Older