News Ofqual forms new data expert group to help ‘rebuild trust’ after 2020 exams fiasco Ofqual has established a new expert group to prise open secrecy surrounding data on how exam grades are awarded… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News New Ofqual chief promises to work with sector for ‘smooth-running’ exams next year The new interim chief regulator at Ofqual has promised to work with the sector to ensure the “smooth-running” of… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News Exclusive 65 pupils and staff to isolate on Xmas day at school refused early closure after flurry of cases Sixty-five pupils and staff from a school forced to abandon plans to close early after legal threats from the… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News Exclusive DfE issues wrong guidance in leaflet to help explain mass testing, schools told The government has published incorrect guidance in a leaflet aimed at helping schools explain to staff, pupils and parents… James Carr 4y James Carr 4y News Former Cameron adviser’s free school rapped over ‘improper’ appointment of principal’s associates A free school chaired by a former prime minister’s adviser broke academy rules over appointing associates of its principal… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y News Hancock on further school delays: ‘I’ve learnt not to rule anything out’ Health secretary Matt Hancock this morning refused to rule out further delays to reopening schools after Christmas following large… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News DfE pledges another 440k laptops by Easter The government has bought a further 440,000 laptops to distribute to schools, it has been announced today. It will… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive Schools ‘won’t be sued’ if they don’t carry out testing, says minister in leaked MPs’ briefing Schools “won’t be sued” if they don’t carry out mass testing slated for January, the schools minister has said…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE staff offered £1k bonuses to work on school testing prep over Christmas Department for Education staff have been offered £1,000 bonuses to work over Christmas on preparations for mass testing in… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Mass testing in schools: Everything you need to know The government has this week announced mass testing in schools from January 4. The announcement – in the last… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Unions tell ministers mass testing plans are ‘inoperable’, and pledge to back schools who refuse Unions and professional associations have said they will fully back schools that are “unable” to deliver mass testing from… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News What did we learn from Nick Gibb about mass-testing in schools? The schools minister Nick Gibb has set out further details about the government’s mass-testing programme for schools, which is… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 980 Older