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Online tutoring during school closures ‘feasible’, but digital divide a key barrier

Delivering online tutoring to disadvantaged pupils during partial school closures was feasible, but access to equipment presented a key…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘We don’t want these volunteers’ – heads reject catch-up proposal and demand more cash

Headteachers have rejected suggestions that volunteers could supervise extra lessons and summer schools, warning that more cash and opportunities…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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£31m pledged to avoid using schools as polling stations during May elections

The government has pledged an extra £31 million in funding so councils can avoid using schools as polling sites…

James Carr
James Carr
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Covid-19: Trainees can get qualified teacher status based on progress again this year

Trainee teachers unable to complete their courses because of Covid disruption will once again be able to achieve qualified…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exam prices hike drops off but still above inflation, Ofqual price guide shows

The hike in exam prices has dropped off since Ofqual began to publish qualification costs, but the rate is…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Almost six in ten students improved GCSE grades in autumn exams

Almost 60 per cent of students who took autumn exams in GCSE subjects other than English and maths improved…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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DfE launches national buying service to help schools deliver ‘value for money’

The government is set to launch a new ‘Get Help Buying’ service this autumn to ensure schools are “efficiently…

James Carr
James Carr
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1 in 8 LA-maintained schools now in deficit as primaries’ financial health worsens

One in eight local authority-maintained schools were in deficit in the last financial year, up from less than one…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The 77 schools set to run new £65m ‘teaching school hubs’

Seventy-seven schools have been selected to run 81 new teaching school hubs across England, with £65 million in funding…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Consultation launched to ensure high needs funding awarded ‘fairly’ as councils struggle

The government has launched a consultation to ensure high needs cash is dished out as “fairly as possible” as…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Covid testing in schools: DfE aligns advice with NHS following confusion

The Department for Education (DfE) is no longer encouraging school staff to undergo Covid testing within 90 days of…

James Carr
James Carr
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Department for Education looking to spend £4m on catch-up resources

The Department for Education is looking to spend nearly £4m on “free in-class and catch-up curriculum” resources to support…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth