News Exams 2020: ‘No evidence’ poorer pupils disadvantaged, concludes Ofqual There is “no evidence” that the system for awarding GCSEs and A-levels this year systematically disadvantaged poorer pupils or… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Spending review: Treasury now says £30k starting salary pledge pushed back a year The government has abandoned its pledge to raise teacher starting salaries to £30,000 by 2022-23, saying the target will… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News £14m scheme to send ‘best’ heads into toughest schools missed recruitment target by two thirds A flagship £14 million government scheme to recruit the “best and brightest” school leaders to turn around the country’s… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Private schools got biggest top A-levels boost after grade U-turn Private schools still saw the biggest boost in top grades at A-level following this year’s exams fiasco, despite the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News £30k starting salary pledge remains, and 5 other things we learned from the spending review The chancellor Rishi Sunak has launched his spending review, which sets out how public services will be funded in… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Spending review: National Tutoring Programme wins funding for a second year The government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme has been awarded funding to continue for a second year, Schools Week understands…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pay rises ‘paused’ for all but the lowest-paid school staff School staff earning over £24,000-a-year won’t receive a pay rise next year, the chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak told… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE expects teacher recruitment boost to be ‘short-lived’, despite slashing bursaries The Department for Education has admitted the boost in teacher recruitment prompted by Covid-19 is expected to be “short-lived”,… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Covid: 1 in 10 pupils now absent as attendance drops again Around one in ten pupils are now absent from school for Covid-related reasons after attendance slumped to 83 per… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Overruled: DfE’s sweeping Coronavirus powers force trust into early Christmas holiday U-turn An academy trust has been forced by the government to ditch its intention to close early for Christmas –… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Covid-19 winter plan: What does it mean for schools? Education settings will be among those to trial regular Covid-19 testing as an alternative to self-isolation for those who… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Comparable outcomes won’t help all pupils in 2021, admits Ofqual Applying comparable outcomes to exam results in 2021 will not be enough to compensate for learning loss for all… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 980 Older
