News Exclusive Schools wait for £50m in Covid costs The government is yet to pay out a third of the cash requested to deal with the costs associated… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Exclusive Inspections without grades – Ofsted plots January comeback Ministers are considering new proposals from Ofsted for inspections to restart again this January, but without grades being issued…. James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Ofqual chief makes case for ‘more generous’ grades in 2021 and beyond Ofqual’s chief regulator has told ministers she wants to compensate pupils for the pandemic’s “baleful” impact on their schooling… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News National lockdown rules: what schools need to know The government issued guidance on the eve of the national lockdown for schools – here’s what you need to… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News GCSEs 2021: Teachers CAN use one-off tests for MFL speaking Teachers will not be prevented from using “one-off assessment opportunities” to test pupils spoken language in GCSE modern foreign… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Face coverings mandatory in communal areas of all secondary schools The wearing of face coverings will become mandatory in communal areas of all secondary schools from Monday. Following the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE signals intent for National Tutoring Programme to continue beyond this year The government has signalled its intent to extend the flagship National Tutoring Programme beyond this year – and has… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Chief medical officer: Teaching isn’t ‘high risk’ profession The government’s chief medical officer told MPs today that teaching isn’t a “high risk” occupation, following questions over whether… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Using mock exams as ‘back-ups’ could ‘compound’ disadvantage Using mock as a “back-up” in the case of any disruption to exams next year could disadvantage poorer pupils… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Ofsted ‘visits’ to go online during national lockdown Ofsted has confirmed it will undertake school visits “remotely” during the national lockdown. In a Twitter post this evening,… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Fewer than 1 in 5 teachers support calls for full school lockdowns Fewer than one in five teachers want schools to close, but over two in five think rotas should be… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Schools face cap on tutoring places as officials admit funding only covers 250,000 pupils Schools may face caps on the number of pupils they can put forward for the National Tutoring Programme (NTP)… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y Newer 1 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 974 Older