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January school reopenings: Everything you need to know

The government has announced big changes to its plan for the return of pupils to schools in January. Gavin…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The areas where primary schools will be closed for two weeks

The government announced today primary schools in Covid hotspots would only re-open on-site provision for vulnerable and key worker…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Primaries in worst-hit tier 4 regions to stay closed, further delays for secondary confirmed

Primary schools in a “small number” of tier 4 areas with the highest infection rates will be closed to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Army ‘on standby’ to provide testing support – but most won’t be on-site

Armed forces personnel will be “on standby” to provide “in-person support” with mass testing of pupils next term, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Mass testing plan ‘may do more harm than good’, council tells schools

A council has told its schools not to rush into rolling out mass testing because “hastily” putting together plans…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Improvement support for struggling schools delayed by months, DfE report finds

Struggling schools saw promised improvement support under a new government scheme delayed by up to three months, leading some…

James Carr
James Carr


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£78m confirmed for mass testing support, but warning over missed cases

A government official has admitted rapid tests due to be rolled out in schools next month can provide both…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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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
John Dickens
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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
John Dickens
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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
John Dickens
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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
James Carr
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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
John Dickens