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Ministers asked to ‘guarantee’ SEND rules won’t be relaxed again

Ministers have been asked to “guarantee” laws won’t be relaxed again that “downgrade” support for SEND pupils, as special…

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Schools Week Reporter
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‘Big four’ telecoms firms won’t zero-rate remote education websites

Telecoms companies have poured cold water on calls for them to “zero-rate” remote education websites, citing technical issues around…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Union anger as schools face long wait for plan B after exams cancelled

Ministers have been accused of a “dereliction of duty” as schools face a near two-month wait for the government’s…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Calls for Williamson’s resignation amid chaos and confusion of partial school closures

Headteachers across England were left scrambling to implement last-minute partial school closures this week after a chaotic series of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE removes ‘highly misleading’ Covid testing guidance

The Department for Education has removed a “highly misleading” letter that had been sent to schools for them to…

James Carr
James Carr
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Partial school closures guidance: What you need to know

The Department for Education has finally updated its main Covid guidance document to include details of how leaders should…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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DfE reveals new remote learning expectations for Covid lockdown 3

The Department for Education has published its expectations for remote learning after warning schools who fail to meet the…

James Carr
James Carr
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Government to increase remote education expectation and demand video lessons

The government will increase the number of hours of remote education schools have to provide and introduce an expectation…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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750k laptops target by next week doesn’t include new devices (as PM promised)

The government has set a target of delivering an extra 140,000 laptops by the end of next week –…

James Carr
James Carr
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New Ofsted monitoring inspections will go ahead this term

Ofsted’s new “supportive” monitoring inspections are set to go ahead despite the partial closure of schools, it has been…

James Carr
James Carr
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Gavin Williamson update on spring partial closures: What did we learn?

The education secretary has given more information about the government’s contingency plans for schools, after it was announced that…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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SATs scrapped in 2021, Williamson confirms

SATs will be cancelled this year following the decision to partially close schools, the education secretary has said. Gavin…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker