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No tablet? Use your phone and a couple of cans for interview, says Cambridge uni

A Russell Group university has told students unable to access a tablet for its online admissions interview to instead…

James Carr
James Carr
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Former Cambridge Assessment chief set for interim Ofqual role

A former exams company chief executive is set to replace Dame Glenys Stacey as the chief regulator at Ofqual,…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Schools scramble to sort inset days after 11th-hour Christmas edict

Schools are scrambling to reorganise their end of term plans after a last-ditch announcement by the government to ensure…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid-19: Mass testing planned in London, Kent and Essex secondaries

The government is rolling out mass coronavirus testing in secondary schools in the worst-affected areas of London, Kent and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Court of Appeal throws out Durand’s compensation claim for leisure centre land

A charity ordered to surrender land on the site of a south London primary school has had its legal…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual launches 10-day consultation on advance topics for 2021 exams

Ofqual is seeking views on its plans to release advance notice of topics ahead of exams next year, suggesting…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


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School laptop allocations restored to ‘original levels’ after DfE backtracks

The government is returning school laptop allocations to “original levels” less than two months after slashing them by around…

James Carr
James Carr
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
James Carr
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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
Schools Week Reporter