News Boards return just 25% of fees for cancelled exams Exam boards gave back to schools just a quarter of the exam fees paid last year. The country’s three… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News ‘The benefit-risk balance is unclear’: Government pauses daily Covid contact testing in schools The rollout of daily Covid contact testing in schools has been paused amid fears over higher rates of transmission… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Covid-19: Nine things we learned from scientists at education committee Government scientific and medical advisers were questioned by MPs today about the science behind school closures and the government’s… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pupil attendance fives times higher than during first lockdown There are around five times more pupils attending state primary and secondary schools than during the first national lockdown,… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News ‘His record is shambolic’: Labour demands Williamson’s resignation Labour is calling on education secretary Gavin Williamson to resign over a “series of failures” during the Covid-19 pandemic…. Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Primary staff Covid testing: what the new guidance says Primary schools began receiving deliveries of lateral flow device (LFD) home testing kits today for their staff. The arrival… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Williamson repeats ‘unhelpful myth’ live lessons claim, and 4 more edu Qs findings Gavin Williamson and his ministers faced questions in Parliament about the government’s response to Covid-19, including issues relating to… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Ofqual raises concerns over DfE’s proposed BTEC reforms Government plans to remove funding for thousands of courses, such as BTECs, that compete with T Levels and A-levels… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News No conditions on local FSM vouchers – but schools need ‘decent audit trail’ The government has loosened restrictions to make it easier for schools to use local free school meal voucher schemes… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Exclusive Ministers urged to rule on governance board conflict issue as trustees resign in protest Governance experts have warned against a “fundamental conflict of interest” of school leaders also being trustees after all the… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News The 2021 summer exams plan: everything you need to know Exams regulator Ofqual has this afternoon published its proposals for replacing exams this year. In short: the regulator is… Schools Week Reporter 5y Schools Week Reporter 5y News Rapid Covid tests not authorised to keep close contacts in school, regulator confirms The use of rapid tests to keep pupils who have been in close contact with Covid cases in the… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y Newer 1 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 1,005 Older
