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School mental health lead training slated to begin this autumn

Training for a designated senior mental health lead in every school by 2025 could begin in the autumn, with…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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School backs down on face masks refusal following DfE pressure

A school whose headteacher vowed to defy official advice on face masks in secondary classrooms has quietly reversed its…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual drops requirement for heads to declare pupils have learned enough to ‘progress’

Ofqual has dropped a proposed requirement for heads to declare that GCSE and A-level students have been taught enough…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE to cover cost of 2021 exam grade appeals

The Department for Education will cover the cost of appeals to exam boards over teacher assessment grades issued to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Low-income parents eligible for £500 support payment if schools tell children to self-isolate

Hard-up parents and carers whose children are told to self-isolate by their school will be eligible for the government’s…

James Carr
James Carr
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Surge in ‘devastating’ ransomware attacks cripples schools

Schools were forced to delay pupils’ return to the classroom, suspend Covid testing and cancel parents evening after hackers…

James Carr
James Carr


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DfE tells schools study leave ‘may not be applicable’

Schools are being given the freedom to choose whether or not to implement a period of independent study leave…

James Carr
James Carr
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GCSEs and A-levels 2021: 8 things you need to know from grades guidance

The Joint Council for Qualifications has finally confirmed what schools need to do to award GCSE and A-level grades…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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GCSEs and A-levels 2021: Key dates revealed

Exam boards have today published guidance for how schools are expected to award grades this summer. The guidance includes…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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£79m for another music hubs extension, but national plan ‘on hold’

The government has committed £79 million to extend its music education hubs scheme for another year, while its national…

James Carr
James Carr
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GCSEs and A-levels 2021: Exam board grading guidance published

The Joint Council for Qualifications has published its guidance for schools on grading for this summer’s GCSEs and A-levels….

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Schools in minister’s own constituency £130k worse-off under pupil premium change

Schools in Nick Gibb’s own constituency face being £130,000 worse off under his department’s controversial change to how it…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger