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Schools failing to meet remote ed expectations should be reported to Ofsted, says Williamson

Parents who feel their child’s school isn’t providing “suitable” remote education should report them to Ofsted, the education secretary…

James Carr
James Carr
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Government to relaunch national free school meals voucher scheme

Pupils eligible for free school meals will once again be offered supermarket vouchers via a national scheme again this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teacher assessment grades to replace GCSE and A-level exams in 2021

GCSE and A-level students will receive teacher assessed grades in 2021 following the partial closure of schools – but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Covid jabs within walking distance’: schools offer up sites for vaccine centres

Schools are offering up their sites to be used as vaccination centres as they face being closed to the…

James Carr
James Carr
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Exams ‘fairest way’ to assess pupils, and replacing them ‘not straightforward’, warns new Ofqual chief

Ofqual’s new interim chief has said replacing exams is “not straightforward”, in a sobering statement this morning warning the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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UCAS extends 2021 application deadline by two weeks

Students will be given an extra two weeks to complete university and college applications following the announcement of partial…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Tier 4 failure to blame for schools shutting, says Johnson

The government was forced to partially close schools across England because its tier 4 restrictions did not suppress the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE backtracks: schools and colleges left to decide whether BTECs go ahead

The Department for Education has said this evening that schools and colleges can now cancel BTEC assessments due to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Special schools demand clarity on vulnerability criteria amid closure warning

Special schools could be at risk of closing completely if government guidance on vulnerable children is not updated urgently,…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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BBC to restart lockdown lessons on TV to ensure children without internet don’t miss out

The BBC will provide the “biggest education offer in its history” in a bid to ensure homebound children without…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Exam boards call for this month’s BTECs to be cancelled

Pressure is ramping up on the government to cancel vocational exams in England this month after exam bodies –…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE under pressure to address digital divide as partial closures kick in

The government is under growing pressure to say how it will help disadvantaged pupils access online learning during partial…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker