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Post-qualification admissions: Ofqual says university reforms risk ‘unacceptable’ results delays

Ofqual has warned exam results could be delayed and students miss out on places if the government relies on…

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Home education among pupils with EHC plans up by a quarter in one year

The number of children with education, health and care plans being educated at home has risen by almost a…

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Freddie Whittaker
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SEND pupils ‘not getting enough help’ in mainstream schools, says Ofsted

Ofsted has warned some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are “not getting enough help” in mainstream…

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Tom Belger
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Delay ‘risky’ reforms to language GCSEs, MPs and peers tell DfE

The government should delay “risky and untested” reforms to modern foreign language GCSEs, a group of MPs and peers…

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to launch cyber-security advice tool after spate of attacks

The Department for Education (DfE) is set to launch a new tool which allows schools to measure their cyber-security…

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James Carr
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Decision to axe £15m catch-up resources ‘not taken lightly’, says DfE

The decision to pull a £15 million contract to produce catch-up resources was “not taken lightly”, according to the…

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School masks rule may be reintroduced in response to ‘localised outbreaks’, DfE says

Schools in areas facing “localised outbreaks” of Covid may be asked to reintroduce masks for pupils, the Department for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Speed read: Ofsted’s guide to a ‘high-quality’ RE curriculum

Ofsted has identified the key principles of teaching a ‘high-quality’ religious education (RE) curriculum in its latest research review….

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With 9% of UK students digitally excluded how can we level the playing field?

The education sector has experienced huge upheaval over the last 14 months and teachers and students have done an…

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Caterer Compass repays furlough cash after free school meal parcel row

A multinational catering firm at the centre of the free school meal parcel fiasco has announced plans to repay…

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Tom Belger
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Ofsted: ‘Very few’ primary teachers trained to teach geography

Ofsted has found “very few” primary school teachers have actually been trained to teach geography, with nearly half of…

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James Carr
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More primary pupils off with suspected Covid, but overall attendance remains high

The number of primary school pupils absent because of a suspected Covid case increased by over 60 per cent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker