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Chairs of governors at odds with boards over workload

The organisation that represents school governors has warned of a “disconnect” on workload between chairs and their boards. A…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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TV star and celeb GP hired for ‘back-to-school’ promo

Ministers have come under fire for paying a television presenter up to an estimated £15,000 for social media posts…

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Schools Week Reporter
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Covid-19: Ofsted rebukes school that did not contact pupils ‘frequently enough’

Ofsted has accused one of the largest special schools in the country of failing to contact its pupils often…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual backs out of promise to publish exams communications

The exams regulator has backed out of a promise to publish the communications and minutes of its meetings with…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Revealed: Ofqual warned of algorithm legal risk

Ofqual warned the government that exam boards could face legal challenges over the issuing of statistically moderated grades, newly…

James Carr
James Carr
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Minister’s failed promises on testing ‘undermining’ school returns as thousands face delays

The government’s failure to provide the promised access to Covid testing is undermining the full reopening of schools –…

James Carr
James Carr


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1 in 10 pupils has not returned to school, Boris Johnson admits

More than 1 in 10 pupils have not returned to school yet, the prime minister has revealed. Boris Johnson…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Widen eligibility criteria for NLGs and pay them, says government advisory group

The government should widen the eligibility criteria for national leaders of governance to include clerks and other non-chairs, and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE seeks retired educational psychologists to support returning pupils

The government wants retired educational psychologists to return to work to help support children returning to school. The Department…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School reopenings ‘derailed’ as test and trace system ‘falls over’

The ability of schools to help pupils catch-up on months of lost learning is being “derailed” as the government’s…

James Carr
James Carr
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Schools given days to confirm autumn A-level resit venues

Schools requiring alternative venues for autumn A-level resits have less than two weeks to secure them and inform exam…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trust faces losing its 4 schools amid ‘serious management breakdown’

An academy trust has been warned it will be stripped of its four schools unless it takes urgent action…

James Carr
James Carr