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Fund mentoring and CPD for heads to stop ‘post-Covid exodus’, commission warns DfE

Early career teacher support reforms, such as increased mentoring and professional development, should be rolled out to encompass school…

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Order long-life food to minimise Brexit disruption, DfE tells schools

Schools have been advised by the government to consider buying longer shelf life food products to “minimise the effect”…

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Daily check-ins and four hours’ work a day – DfE to update remote learning expectations

Schools should provide four hours of work a day for self-isolating pupils, with teachers expected to check in daily…

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Covid-19: MATs should use resources to help ‘vulnerable’ schools recover, says Herrington

Multi-academy trusts should use their “considerable” capacity and resources to help vulnerable schools recover from Covid-19, the national schools…

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‘We’ll help kids rise to the challenge’ – heads contradict Ofsted chief on exams

Cancelling exams in 2021 will not result in pupils becoming disengaged, headteachers have told MPs, as they vowed to…

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Over 500k pupils now self-isolating after surge in cases sees two thirds of secondaries disrupted

The number of pupils at home self-isolating has nearly doubled in a week to over 550,000 – with a…

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Peer Tutor: Closing the learning gap and tackling education inequality through the power of peer-to-peer learning

As we find ourselves in the midst of a second national lockdown, Dr Wayne Harrison (Founder and MD of…

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£73k theft at academy not spotted for eight months, government probe reveals

Over £73,000 was stolen from a single academy trust but the loss went unnoticed for eight months due to…

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Academy loses fight with council on restricting pupil numbers

An academy that wanted to reduce its admissions to restrict the number of pupils it had to accept mid-year…

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We should have protected whistleblowers, says DfE

The Department for Education has admitted it should have redacted the names of whistleblowers who gave evidence as part…

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DfE to consult on post-qualification admissions as Williamson signals ‘radical change’

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has signalled plans to “radically change” the university admissions system which is “letting down” the brightest…

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Technical woes hinder Oxbridge entry tests

Pupils’ hopes of studying at Oxford and Cambridge may be in jeopardy as admission exams, switched to an online…

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