News Regulator: ONS should have ‘elaborated on limitations’ of controversial teacher Covid analysis The UK’s statistics regulator has advised the Office for National Statistics (ONS) it should have been clearer about the… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Fact check: Are school staff at greater risk from Covid-19? There have been conflicting statements this week on whether teachers are more likely to catch Covid-19. Dr Jenny Harries,… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Long read A new fiasco in the making? The flaws with Ofqual’s 2021 exams plan The government has finally published its consultation revealing the plan to replace exams this year. In some quarters it… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Give us freedoms on reopening schools, leaders tell ministers Leaders have urged the government to hand them back freedoms to make decisions on reopening schools – with staggered… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Exclusive ‘Ridiculous’: Boards slammed for raising exam fees at a time of crisis Schools will pay millions of pounds more in exam fees this year after prices were increased – despite exams… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News AET chief executive Julian Drinkall to step down The chief executive of one of the country’s largest academy trusts is set to step down at the end… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Ofqual boss admits teachers face ‘heavier responsibility’ in exams replacement plan Ofqual’s chief regulator has acknowledged teachers have been given a “heavier responsibility” under the proposals to replace exams this… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Covid disruption leaves over half of £5.8m free sanitary products budget unclaimed Disruption brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has been blamed for more than half of the £5.8 million budget… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News DfE extends emergency school admission appeals flexibilities until September Flexibilities in the way school admission appeals are handled have been extended until the end of September. The school… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News ‘Compressed’ exams and early results day: Post-qualification admissions proposals revealed Exam dates could be brought forward or ‘compressed’ to allow for extra time to process university applications under new… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News DfE to toughen up Baker Clause and extend careers requirement to year 7s Schools will face “tougher formal action” if they don’t comply with a requirement to allow other providers access to… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Schools to get two weeks’ notice of reopening, plus 4 more findings from Williamson’s media rounds The education secretary did the morning media rounds this morning, facing questions about the safety of schools, when settings… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 980 Older
