News Exams 2021: 300,000 students could face ‘unfair’ grading, warn disability groups Hundreds of thousands of pupils could face “unfair” exams grading this summer if their accessibility needs are not properly… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Cambridge International cancels iGCSE exams and moves to teacher assessment Cambridge International is moving to teacher assessment for its iGCSE qualifications in the UK, the exam board has announced…. Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Primary-aged children had second highest Covid-19 rates in early February, REACT study finds Primary school aged children had the second highest levels of Covid-19 infection in early February, according to the latest… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News England outspends Wales and Northern Ireland on catch-up, but funding is ‘poorly-targeted’ England has committed the second highest amount of funding for pupil catch-up schemes out of the four nations in… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Unions reject teacher pay freeze and call on STRB to defy government Four education unions representing hundreds of thousands of teachers and leaders have rejected the government’s pay freeze for 2021,… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pupils in children’s homes less likely to attend best schools, warns Ofsted Pupils who live in children’s homes are less likely to attend the best schools, Ofsted research has found. They… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Just 6,400 teachers eligible for a pay rise in 2021, and 5 other things we learned from the government’s STRB evidence Only around 6,400 unqualified teachers will be eligible for a pay rise this year, the government has predicted. The… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Schools should be prepared for ‘challenge’ after £95k exit payment cap revoked Schools should be “prepared for challenge” from former staff who had their exit payments capped after a government U-turn… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Children’s commissioner to warn of over-focus on school improvement in critical last speech Ministers should commit to making children “better-off” rather than talking about increasing numbers attending ‘good’ or better schools, the… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News DfE passes one million laptops milestone (but 250k still to go) The government has now dispatched over one million laptops and tablets to disadvantaged pupils, leaving around 250,000 promised devices… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News Primary school attendance now six times higher than in the last lockdown Almost one in four primary pupils were in school last week, with attendance rates among younger pupils now six… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Pearson launches ‘major’ consultation into the future of exams amid calls for end to GCSEs The exam board Pearson has launched a “major” consultation into the future of exams, following calls for GCSEs to… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y Newer 1 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 1,018 Older
