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Vaccinate teachers during closures so schools can re-open ASAP, says Halfon

Teachers should be vaccinated during the period of school closures to ensure they open again as soon as possible,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofqual will ‘consult rapidly’ on replacing exams, with ‘a number of options’ on the table

Ofqual will “consult rapidly” on alternative arrangements  for exams after it was announced last night they would not go ahead…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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The back-to-school debacle: a week of blundering U-turns

In a dramatic speech broadcast live on TV this evening, prime minister Boris Johnson announced schools in England will…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Spring school closures: What we know so far

Boris Johnson has announced the closure of schools to most pupils until at least February half term. The announcement…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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BTEC and other vocational exams to go ahead this week despite national lockdown, DfE confirms

BTEC and other vocational exams will still go ahead this month despite the new national lockdown restrictions, the Department…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools closed to most pupils and ‘alternative arrangements’ for exams

Schools in England will be closed to all but the most vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Williamson promise to test teachers before returning is ‘logistically impossible’

School leaders have accused the education secretary of making “logistically impossible” promises when writing for a national newspaper after…

James Carr
James Carr
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Schools ‘set to close’ for weeks to stop Covid surge after ‘confusion’ in first week of term

Prime minister Boris Johnson is set to close all schools for weeks, it has been reported, as a chaotic…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NTP admits catch-up sessions ‘may be postponed’ as only half of providers can deliver home tuition

The National Tutoring Programme has admitted that some sessions may have to be postponed as only half of providers…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Johnson: Parents should ‘absolutely’ send their children to open primary schools

Parents should “absolutely” send their children in to primary schools in areas where they’re open next week, the prime…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Back-to-school plans in chaos as unions launch legal action

The government’s back-to-school plans are in chaos after leadership unions began legal action and the country’s largest teaching union…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to establish new ‘Institute of Teaching’ to train up to 1,000 teachers a year

The government will establish a new Institute of Teaching to train up to 1,000 new teachers each year, with…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker