News Government to relaunch national free school meals voucher scheme Pupils eligible for free school meals will once again be offered supermarket vouchers via a national scheme again this… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Teacher assessment grades to replace GCSE and A-level exams in 2021 GCSE and A-level students will receive teacher assessed grades in 2021 following the partial closure of schools – but… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive ‘Covid jabs within walking distance’: schools offer up sites for vaccine centres Schools are offering up their sites to be used as vaccination centres as they face being closed to the… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Exams ‘fairest way’ to assess pupils, and replacing them ‘not straightforward’, warns new Ofqual chief Ofqual’s new interim chief has said replacing exams is “not straightforward”, in a sobering statement this morning warning the… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News UCAS extends 2021 application deadline by two weeks Students will be given an extra two weeks to complete university and college applications following the announcement of partial… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Tier 4 failure to blame for schools shutting, says Johnson The government was forced to partially close schools across England because its tier 4 restrictions did not suppress the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE backtracks: schools and colleges left to decide whether BTECs go ahead The Department for Education has said this evening that schools and colleges can now cancel BTEC assessments due to… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive Special schools demand clarity on vulnerability criteria amid closure warning Special schools could be at risk of closing completely if government guidance on vulnerable children is not updated urgently,… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News BBC to restart lockdown lessons on TV to ensure children without internet don’t miss out The BBC will provide the “biggest education offer in its history” in a bid to ensure homebound children without… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Exclusive Exam boards call for this month’s BTECs to be cancelled Pressure is ramping up on the government to cancel vocational exams in England this month after exam bodies –… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News DfE under pressure to address digital divide as partial closures kick in The government is under growing pressure to say how it will help disadvantaged pupils access online learning during partial… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News 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 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y Newer 1 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 988 Older