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Schools will have to complete EYFS profile in 2021, DfE confirms

Schools will still have to complete the early years foundation stage profile for pupils turning five this academic year,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid recruitment boost sees government meet trainee teacher target for first time in 8 years

The number of people starting initial teacher training courses in England rose by 23 per cent this year, new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Inadequate’ schools to face monitoring inspections, but no full Ofsted return until Easter

Ofsted will introduce “supportive” monitoring inspections for schools with the lowest ratings from next month, with the return of…

James Carr
James Carr
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Exams and accountability in 2021: The proposals in full

The government has finally announced today its plans for next year’s exams, when Ofsted will resume and other outstanding…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Exams 2021: Contingency plans revealed as ministers attempt to avoid another fiasco

The government will ensure grades for next year’s exams are as generous as those awarded this summer, under a…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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League tables scrapped and primary tests scaled back – but year 6 SATs will go ahead

League tables will be scrapped for another year and primary assessment scaled back as part of a raft of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Ministers told to ‘come clean’ on regional Covid data

Ministers have been ordered to “come clean” and reveal the regional disparity in pupil attendance Covid is causing across…

James Carr
James Carr
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8 key findings from the NAO’s free meals national voucher scheme investigation

The National Audit Office has today published its investigation into the Department for Education’s national free school meal voucher…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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‘Too many parents had to wait too long’: NAO probe exposes free meal voucher failures

Parents were left waiting “too long” for financial support under the government’s national free school meal voucher scheme, according…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Institute for Effective Education to close after struggle to secure funding

A research charity will close at the end of this week after finding it “impossible” to secure further funding…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Schools told they will be ‘on call’ until Christmas eve for track and trace

Schools will “effectively be on call” until Christmas eve to help with coronavirus contact tracing, a council has warned…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid: Pupil absence stabilises after recent fall, but disruption still ‘significant’

The drop in pupil attendance has seemingly plateaued, but around one in 10 pupils still remain absent from school…

James Carr
James Carr