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Ministers ‘abandoning’ poorest children as £180m pupil premium loss revealed

Primary schools across England face losing £180 million to help support their most vulnerable pupils after the government changed…

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School rebuilding: DfE to announce 50 more projects this year

The Department for Education has said it will add 50 more projects to its school rebuilding programme this year….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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2021 assessment materials to be published online after Easter, DfE confirms

Additional assessment materials provided by exam boards to help teachers award grades this summer will be published online after…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Full Ofsted inspections won’t return until September

Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the new academic year, with the watchdog instead looking at bringing…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual publishes proposals for autumn 2021 exam series

This year’s autumn exam series will be similar to the one held in 2020, but with GCSE exams potentially…

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Samantha Booth
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DfE’s Covid failures revealed: the NAO’s key findings

The Department for Education has been told to take “swift action” to review its response to the covid-19 pandemic…

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Samantha Booth


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Championing university access: Researchers in Schools

A two-year study carried out by university access charity The Brilliant Club has found that teachers with a PhD…

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Attendance: 1 in 10 secondary pupils not in school in second week of reopening

More than one in ten secondary pupils were not in school yesterday, the day attendance for older pupils became…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE laptop firm profits soar by nearly 50% to £207m

The firm handed a major government contract to supply laptops for schools has hailed a record year after pre-tax…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘The Big Ask’: New children’s commissioner starts role with plan to survey school pupils

School pupils will be surveyed by the new children’s commissioner for a “once-in-a-generation review of the future of childhood”….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: Schools offered £200 grant to give private candidates grades

Schools will be able to claim a £200 government grant per entry to cover the costs of assessing private…

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Samantha Booth
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£24m committed to extend breakfast clubs programme for two more years

The Department for Education will spend £24 million extending its breakfast clubs programme for a further two years. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker