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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
John Dickens
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
John Dickens
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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
Freddie Whittaker
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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
Freddie Whittaker


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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
Simon Kay
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DfE relaunch forces policy experts to reapply for posts

The Department for Education is “refreshing” its team of experts who inform policy-making – just 18 months after recruiting…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Covid advisory group signed gagging orders, DfE reveals

Twelve members of a group advising the Department for Education on its Covid-19 response have signed gagging orders. Schools…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Senior staff ‘ignored our Covid fears’, say striking teachers

Teachers at a Wirral primary school are set to go on strike after claiming that senior staff repeatedly ignored…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Council with rising home education rapped for potential off-rolling

Ofsted has rapped a council after discovering potential off-rolling of children in care, with the number of pupils educated…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Government ‘misled’ school leaders over National Tutoring Programme cash

The government has been accused of misleading school leaders, pupils and parents after finally admitting that the £350 million…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker