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Delayed 2020 grading fiasco data finally to be released by Ofqual

Researchers will finally be able to apply to access Ofqual data from the 2020 grading fiasco – 12 months…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual confirms vocational and technical qualification exam arrangements for 2021-22

Exams regulator Ofqual has confirmed teacher-assessed grades are to end and exams will return next year for vocational and…

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Samantha Booth
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Exam results 2021: What you need to know about Ofqual appeals

Exams regulator Ofqual has published full details of how students can access its Exam Procedures Review Service this year….

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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RSC adviser roles thrown open to CEOs, with elections set for September

Academy trust chief executives without headship experience can now serve as advisors to regional schools commissioners, the government has…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Independent review to check ESFA ‘remains effective’

An independent review has been launched to ensure the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) “remains effective into the…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE tried to avoid ‘bringing attention’ to face mask guidance error despite confusion

The Department for Education put off clarifying a mistake in its own Covid guidance because it would “bring greater…

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Samantha Booth


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Vaccines to be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds ‘within weeks’

School leaders have welcomed the government’s plan to make vaccines available to 16- and 17-year-olds across England within “a…

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Tom Belger
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Boris Johnson told officials not to make school lockdown contingency plans, new report claims

Prime minister Boris Johnson told officials not to make contingency plans for schools last year in the event of…

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Samantha Booth
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Pearson to return 33% of exam fees to schools

Pearson has finally revealed its hand on exam fee rebates, announcing today it will return 33 per cent of…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Small academy trusts told to use reserves to fund urgent safety repairs

The government has warned small academy trusts and sixth form colleges they will be denied funding for urgent health…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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UK Training Provider The Skills Network announce new Sexual Consent course following changes to Ofsted regulations

In response to updated regulatory guidance on safeguarding against sexual harassment and crimes within education settings, UK training provider…

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The Skills Network
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New £55k chair wanted to steer Ofqual through ‘unprecedented challenges’

The government is searching for a new Ofqual chair to steer the regulator through “unprecedented challenges” and shape the…

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John Dickens