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Read: Williamson’s open letter to parents over school reopenings

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has today issued an open letter to parents as part of the government’s drive to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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New local lockdowns guidance: What schools need to know

Ministers have finally published guidance for schools on how to plan for potential local lockdowns, just days before many…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads slam government over last-minute local lockdown guidance

The government has issued an eleventh-hour edict to schools on how to plan for local lockdowns, angering headteachers and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2020: Education unions call for ‘urgent’ inquiry into grades fiasco

Unions representing hundreds of thousands of school staff have demanded an independent inquiry into the exam grades fiasco. Teaching…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Schools cry foul over missing BTEC results

Schools and colleges across England are still awaiting the results of some vocational qualifications, despite a promise from government…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Ofqual to face grilling by MPs over exams fiasco

Leaders from exams regulator Ofqual will appear in front of MPs next week to answer questions about this year’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Williamson ‘should go’ says Institute for Government think tank

Gavin Williamson should follow the lead of his most senior civil servant and step down, the influential Institute for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Minister hints at potential further delay to vocational results

Exam boards are set to work “through the weekend and into next week” to process vocational qualification results, a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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ESFA extends deadline for academy accounts amid Covid ‘challenges’

Academy trusts will be given an extra month to submit their audited financial statements and accounts returns because of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Attainment gaps begin to widen and 6 other key findings from the EPI annual report

The Education Policy Institute has published its annual report, which has found that the attainment gap between poorer pupils…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Schools that deflated own grades can’t appeal, says Ofqual

Schools that followed advice to mark down their own teacher grades will not be allowed to appeal because they…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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DfE top boss Jonathan Slater to leave

The Department for Education’s permanent secretary Jonathan Slater is to be replaced, the government has announced. The Financial Times…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker