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Exams regulator calls in Test and Trace firm Sitel to manage public enquiry phone lines

Exams regulator Ofqual is paying £225,000 to an outsourcing company used in the government’s much-criticised Test and Trace system…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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WJEC grades portal goes down as exam board scrambles to fix issues

Exam board WJEC Eduqas has been forced to temporarily take down its portal for submitting teacher assessed grades just…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Williamson’s policy adviser set to be new Ofqual boss

A former academy trust boss and policy adviser to Gavin Williamson has been put forward to be the new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Cottages on Durand boarding school site listed for sale as dispute over proceeds drags on

A dispute over proceeds from the sale of a failed state boarding school is dragging on four years after…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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An inset day on sexual abuse ‘won’t cut it’, says Spielman

Amanda Spielman has warned schools that a one-off safeguarding inset day alone “won’t cut it” as the sector looks…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘Time is running out’: Exams fiasco data promised by Ofqual to ‘rebuild trust’ delayed

The publication of data from last year’s grading fiasco, promised by Ofqual to “rebuild trust in exams”, has been…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


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DfE officials plan schools white paper to deliver Williamson’s ‘vision’ for schools

Gavin Williamson has pledged to set out a “broader vision” for the school system later this year, with officials…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Baker’s back: Could schools be sued for limiting careers advice?  

The architect of the Baker clause is attempting to use the Skills Bill to strengthen the law, which could…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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New academy rules put trust autonomy at risk, say sector leaders

Sector leaders are warning the new academy trust handbook could undermine board autonomy , and demanding the government confirm…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Schools shut out from submitting teacher grades after exam board portal crashes

Schools are shut out from submitting teacher grades, just a day before the deadline, after an exam board’s submission…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Speed read: Ofsted’s guide to a ‘high-quality’ geography curriculum

Ofsted has highlighted some of the key principles of teaching a “high-quality” geography curriculum in its latest research review….

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE finally confirms £320m PE and sport premium will continue in 2021-22

Primary schools will continue to receive the £320 million PE and sport premium in the next academic year, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker