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Williamson claims reopening is ‘very much’ under control despite spate of Covid closures

Gavin Williamson has claimed the reopening of schools is under control, despite a spate of closures prompted by Covid-19…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy scandal heads barred from running schools

Two headteachers who broke academy finance rules have been barred from running schools. Liam Nolan, who was executive headteacher…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Autumn phonics check 2020: What schools need to know

The government has confirmed details of this year’s autumn phonics screening check, following the cancellation of the test in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Unions demand U-turn on Ofsted ‘visit’ letters that will ‘create pressure on schools’

Union leaders are demanding Ofsted makes a U-turn on its proposal to publish letters following ‘visits’ during the autumn…

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James Carr
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School leaders called on to help prevent unnecessary surge in coronavirus testing

Headteachers have been urged to stop pupils and staff with a sore throat or headache from getting unnecessary coronavirus…

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John Dickens
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Ofqual: ‘Wrong to assume’ students with deflated grades have been ‘disadvantaged’

It’s “wrong to assume” that pupils in schools who deflated teacher grades have “necessarily been disadvantaged”, an Ofqual official…

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John Dickens


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Ofqual and the exams fiasco: 7 super interesting things we learned

Senior staff from the exams regulator were hauled in front of the education select committee today where they were…

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John Dickens
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New Ofsted ‘visits’: The details that schools need to know 

Ofsted has revealed more details about the “visits” inspectors will be making to schools following their return to full…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual moots online tests as plan B for 2021 exams

Ofqual has confirmed exams will go ahead next year come what may, saying that it is looking at online…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual: ‘Fundamental mistake’ to believe algorithm grades would ‘ever be acceptable to public’

The “fundamental mistake” made by Ofqual throughout this year’s exams debacle was to believe that its calculated grades “would…

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John Dickens
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‘Generous’ funding increases should cover £216m Covid costs, says Gibb

The government’s “generous” school budget increases should be used for estimated extra costs of £216 million to keep schools…

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John Dickens
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Pupils three months behind as new term starts, study claims

Pupils are on average three months behind on their learning as a result of partial school closures, with deprived…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker