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 News Two-thirds of leaders ‘sourcing IT equipment’ for poorest pupils themselves, study finds Two thirds of senior leaders in state schools are having to “source IT equipment for disadvantaged pupils themselves” while… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y News Exclusive Ofsted receives 13,000 emails praising schools (but just 260 complaints) Ofsted received fifty times more reports from parents praising schools’ remote education offer than those complaining about it after… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Nick Gibb the ed tech convert? Minister wants ‘resilient education system’ with ‘firm digital foundations’ The government is exploring options for a strategy to “create a more resilient education system” based on “firm digital… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Boards return just 25% of fees for cancelled exams Exam boards gave back to schools just a quarter of the exam fees paid last year. The country’s three… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News ‘The benefit-risk balance is unclear’: Government pauses daily Covid contact testing in schools The rollout of daily Covid contact testing in schools has been paused amid fears over higher rates of transmission… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Covid-19: Nine things we learned from scientists at education committee Government scientific and medical advisers were questioned by MPs today about the science behind school closures and the government’s… Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Newer 1 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 981 Older
