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Exams 2021: All the AS and A-level changes, subject by subject

The exams regulator Ofqual has confirmed the changes that will be made to AS and A-level assessments next year….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils in local lockdown areas ‘will be returning to school in September’, insists Gibb

Pupils in areas currently under local lockdowns will return to school in September, the schools minister has insisted. Nick…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools should be ‘first to open, last to close’ in future lockdowns, says children’s commissioner

Schools should be “first to open, last to close” in any future coronavirus lockdowns, the children’s commissioner for England…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: All the GCSE changes, subject by subject

The exams regulator Ofqual has confirmed the changes that will be made to GCSE assessments next year. The decisions…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: Ofqual confirms changes in certain subjects, but no decision yet on delaying exams

Schools will be offered a choice of topics on which their pupils will be examined in GCSE English literature,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School facilities hire firm goes into administration

A company that helps schools to rent out their sports halls, football pitches and classrooms is going into administration…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Heads reissue calls for a plan B as PM says September reopening a ‘national priority’

The government has again been warned it must have a plan B in place for September school reopenings, in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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New teacher employment rate drops, but trainee application surge continues

The proportion of teachers not employed in state schools 16 months after qualifying has risen above one in five,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Rate of pupils being suspended from school hits 13-year high

The rate of pupils given fixed-term exclusions from school has risen for a fifth year running – with youngsters…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Extra tests under consideration so DfE can measure lost lockdown learning

Pupils may have to sit additional tests next year so researchers can measure the full extent of lockdown learning…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Calls for virtual ITT placements and forcing schools to open their doors to trainees

Teacher training providers want to explore forcing schools to offer opportunities to trainees and are in talks about running…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Trust sets up own tutoring company to stop £1bn catch-up cash seeping into private sector

A former regional school commissioner turned trust CEO is spearheading a new school-led tutoring agency to ensure government catch-up…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth