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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…

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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
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ASCL writes to Ofqual over ‘deflated grades’ fears

The Association of School and College Leaders has written to Ofqual and the government “as a matter of urgency”,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Boris Johnson claims exams fiasco has been ‘sorted out’

The fiasco over GCSE and A-level results this year has “finally been sorted out”, the prime minister has claimed….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Schools to receive just 10 home testing kits each

Schools and colleges will receive just 10 coronavirus home testing kits each, and should only use them in “exceptional…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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EPI: Attainment gap has stopped closing for the first time in a decade

The attainment gap between poorer pupils and their better-off peers has stopped closing for the first time in 10…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE confirms U-turn over masks in schools

Pupils and staff in secondary schools in high-transmission areas will be required to wear face coverings following a U-turn…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker