News Williamson pleads ignorance over new Covid strain ahead of Greenwich decision, despite Hancock’s warning hours earlier Education secretary Gavin Williamson has claimed he did not know about the new strain of coronavirus before ordering a… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Majority of primaries had more than a fifth of pupils attend this week, DfE stats show The majority of primary schools that opened this week had more than a fifth of children attending on Monday,… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Revealed: Williamson sets out his plan for replacing exams this year Education secretary Gavin Williamson has this morning outlined his expectation for how exams will be replaced this year. In… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Ofsted inspections to be done remotely after U-turn Ofsted monitoring inspections will now take place remotely until half term, following a U-turn by the watchdog. The inspectorate… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pupil absence due to school closures almost trebled in last week of term The number of pupils missing school due to Covid-related closures nearly trebled in the last week of the autumn… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Children’s minister vows ‘urgent’ action on pitiful food parcels The children’s minister has promised to “look urgently” into images posted by parents on social media revealing inadequate free… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News DfE pledges 300,000 more laptops – but unclear when they’ll be delivered The Department for Education has pledged to provide an additional 300,000 laptops and tablets to assist poorer pupils with… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News On-site Ofsted visits ‘simply unacceptable’, say inspectors Ofsted inspectors are calling on Amanda Spielman to suspend plans to begin on-site visits during the national lockdown –… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Ofsted deploys extra staff as emails surge past 10k following school praise campaign Ofsted has pulled in extra staff to sort through an influx of more than 10,000 emails following a campaign… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Fact check: What does the guidance on key worker children attendance actually say? Changing guidance and interventions from ministers has created confusion over which pupils should be attending school, putting further pressure… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Speed read: What Ofsted says works well in remote learning Ofsted has released a short guide for schools on what is working well within remote education. The piece, by… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Ofsted inspectors to have Covid tests before visiting schools Ofsted inspectors will take Covid-19 tests before carrying out on-site monitoring visits later this month, the watchdog has announced…. James Carr 5y James Carr 5y Newer 1 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 1,005 Older
