News Nick Gibb grilled by education committee over exams: 7 things we learned The schools minister Nick Gibb faced questions about exams in 2020 and 2021 when he appeared in front of… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE finally reveals Christmas contact-tracing rules Schools will be asked to remain “on call” for the first six days of the Christmas holidays to help… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Dame Rachel de Souza is government’s pick for new children’s commissioner Prominent academy trust boss Dame Rachel de Souza is to be put forward by the government as their preferred… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Covid: Attendance improves for second week running, but 650,000 pupils still off Pupil attendance has improved for a second week running, but around 650,000 pupils remain absent across England due to… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Dame Glenys Stacey on the 2021 exams: 8 things we learnt Ofqual’s interim chief regulator Dame Glenys Stacey was quizzed by MPs this morning on the plans for exams next… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Schools can take inset day on Dec 18 so contact tracing stops by Christmas Eve Schools will be allowed to designate December 18 as an inset day to enable staff involved in track and… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Ofqual chief suggests traffic light rating system for differential lost learning Teacher ratings of students’ lost learning could be issued alongside grades next year to help level up the playing… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News TIMSS 2019: Year 9 science performance drops, but England still doing well overall The performance of year 9 pupils in science has “dropped considerably”, an international study has found. According to the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Ofsted’s new ‘supportive’ inspections: everything you need to know Ofsted has today published an operational note for how its new “supportive” monitoring inspections will look. As we reported… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Susan Acland-Hood made permanent boss at DfE The Department for Education’s current acting boss will step up to the role on a permanent basis, it has… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Ofsted to resume ITE inspections from April Full graded inspections of initial teacher education will recommence in April, Ofsted has confirmed. Like its other inspections, Ofsted’s… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive ESFA investigates finances of Trinity Academy London Trust The government is investigating alleged financial irregularities at an academy trust in south London that was issued a redacted… Simon Kay 5y Simon Kay 5y Newer 1 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 980 Older