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Ventilation moved up the priority list, and 5 more updates to DfE Covid-19 guidance

An important Covid-19 guidance document for schools has been updated today to place more importance on ventilation and strengthen…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Too slow’: More delays as lost learning expert group ‘refocused’

An expert group promised by ministers to provide solutions to uneven lost learning across the country is now being…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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30% fewer DfE laptops delivered last week as rollout slows

The government’s delivery of laptops to England’s poorest pupils has slowed for a third week running – with 30…

James Carr
James Carr
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School attendance rises to 15%, highest level recorded this term

School attendance rose to 15 per cent last week, the highest level recorded so far this term, new data…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8

Ofsted has confirmed that in-person routine inspections will not be returning until March 8 at the earliest. The schools…

James Carr
James Carr
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Pupil wellbeing ‘dashboards’ to help school support

Schools in Manchester will be able to use a pupil wellbeing dashboard to see how well their students are…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


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Boards back down on exam fees demand

Schools can now delay paying exam fees after boards offered concessions following a backlash about their plans to raise…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Joining live lessons won’t be ‘the norm’, says Ofsted

Ofsted has reassured schools that inspectors will not be joining pupils’ live lessons as “the norm” during its remote…

James Carr
James Carr
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Heads want refunds after pupil premium change

Headteachers want refunds for the thousands of pounds they say they will lose after the government changed its method…

James Carr
James Carr
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Students make up half of respondents to ‘largest ever’ exams consultation

Nearly 47,000 students have responded to the government’s call to have their say on replacing exams this summer –…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual loses Stacey’s input as 2021 committee disbanded

An Ofqual committee originally set up to oversee the summer exam series is to be disbanded as GCSE and…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Why the government’s £400m laptops roll-out is crashing

An “amazing achievement”. That’s how Nick Gibb, the long-time schools minister, describes the progress of his department’s £400 million…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg