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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
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All London primaries will now remain closed after another chaotic government U-turn

All London primary schools will now stay closed after another chaotic U-turn by education secretary Gavin Williamson on back-to-school…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government considering compulsory face masks in secondary school classrooms, DfE official says

The Department for Education is considering plans to make face masks compulsory in the classroom for pupils in year…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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London boroughs challenge government decision to keep primaries open

London boroughs are challenging the government’s decision to keep their primaries open despite having higher infections than areas told…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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More confusion after DfE U-turn means schools now ‘required’ to offer mass testing

Schools will now be “required” to roll-out mass testing, education secretary Gavin Williamson said this morning, causing further confusion…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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SEND heroes recognised in 2021 New Year’s honours

Professionals who go above and beyond the call of duty to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker