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£10m ‘levelling up’ support will come from existing DfE budgets

None of the £10 million pledged today to improve the quality of teaching in four areas of England is…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual predicts more technology in exams after pandemic ‘catalyst’

Ofqual’s chief regulator said they anticipate more tech-driven changes in the qualifications market due to the “catalyst” impact of…

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Ofsted: ITE curriculums not ‘sufficiently ambitious’, and 5 other findings

Too few initial teacher education (ITE) partnerships have a “sufficiently ambitious” curriculum for their trainees, and “too many” are…

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PM announces £18m opportunity areas expansion, and £10m to boost quality of teaching

An £18 million extension of the opportunity areas programme and £10 million to improve teaching quality in four other…

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Edtech demonstrator programme phase 2: What schools need to know

The Department for Education has confirmed plans for the second phase of its edtech demonstrator programme. Guidance published today…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted may temporarily extend inspection window to seven years

Ofsted may temporarily extend its statutory inspection window by two years in order to ensure Covid disruption doesn’t result…

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DfE considers buying 360,000 abacuses to aid maths catch-up in schools

The Department for Education is considering buying up to 360,000 abacuses for use in up to 6,000 schools across…

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NAHT: Leaders have spent 7 extra school days ‘propping up’ test and trace

The government faces calls to release leaders from the “burden” of running test and trace in their schools, after…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Six key findings from Ofqual’s survey of teachers on 2020 grading

A third of school staff felt “undue pressure” on their professional judgment when issuing exam grades in 2020, according…

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Institute of Teaching won’t take first trainees until 2023 after pilot year dropped

The government’s new Institute of Teaching won’t take on its first trainee teachers until 2023 after plans for a…

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Freddie Whittaker
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The Schools & Academies Show and EdTech Update Take Place Online!

The Schools & Academies Show and EdTech Update took place last week, as fully interactive virtual experiences from 27th…

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‘You grow with the grant, then shrink back at the end’: the primary scooping up DfE accolades

From the outside, Charles Dickens looks like any other inner-London primary school. But behind the walls of its building…

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Freddie Whittaker