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Anger as government admits test and trace website coding error

A coding glitch caused by the government’s “failure” to carry out proper software testing is preventing people from booking…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government considering extra testing kits for schools

The government is looking at increasing the number of testing kits issued to schools. In the commons today, Conservative…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofsted will check school ‘readiness’ to teach relationships and sex education from January

Schools will have their “readiness” to teach the new relationships and sex education curriculum assessed by Ofsted from January,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Majority of teachers’ mental health declines

More than half of teachers say their mental health has declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the lack of…

James Carr
James Carr
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HSE spot check call handlers are not health and safety experts

Spot checkers calling to review schools’ covid procedures are not health and safety experts. Schools Week understands this has…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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76 winners scoop silver Pearson Teaching Awards for 2020

Inspirational teachers from across the country have been honoured today for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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DfE seizes control of handling school covid cases after PHE local teams ‘overwhelmed’

The government has set up a national helpline for schools to report positive coronavirus cases following some being left…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Not enough Covid testing capacity, admits Johnson

The government does not have enough testing capacity to keep up with current demand, the prime minister admitted. Boris…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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SEND review won’t be out until 2021, says Williamson

A landmark review into provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities won’t be published until next year,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson’s education committee exams hearing: 5 things we learned

The education secretary faced questions about this year’s exams fiasco and the reopening of schools when he appeared in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools wait THREE DAYS for official PHE advice on how to respond to coronavirus cases

Schools have waited over three days for official advice on how to deal with coronavirus cases – leaving heads…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual accused of ‘scapegoating’ heads’ union over deflated grades fall-out

Ofqual has been accused of trying to “scapegoat” a headteachers’ union amid the fall-out over deflated grades. The regulator…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter