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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…

James Carr
James Carr
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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…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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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…

Freddie Whittaker
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…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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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…

Freddie Whittaker
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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The School and Academies Show


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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…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams declaration form must not put pressure on students, schools told

Schools are being warned not to use a new form that requires students to declare they understand this year’s…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Peter Kyle appointed as shadow schools minister

Peter Kyle has been appointed as the new shadow schools minister, Labour has announced. Kyle has been MP for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘The stakes are high’: how a Dutch HR firm landed the flagship tutoring contract

Standing at the despatch box yesterday shadow education secretary Kate Green took her opposite number to task over the…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual consults on coursework and fieldwork changes for 2022 GCSEs and A-levels

Students could see changes to coursework and fieldwork for some GCSE and A-level subjects next year under proposals put…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Urgent action demanded on home education after deaths of ‘invisible’ children

The government must pay “urgent attention” to safeguarding for pupils educated at home, an expert has warned, amid a…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger