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Externally-set papers aren’t ‘exams by the back door’, says Ofqual chief

Proposals for externally-set papers to help inform teacher grades this year are not “exams by the back door”, Ofqual’s…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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CfEY think tank chief Loic Menzies to stand down

The founder and chief executive of the Centre for Education and Youth think tank Loic Menzies is to stand…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE confirms schools can reclaim lost cash after Covid testing funding change

Schools that could lose thousands of pounds because of a change in the way funding for Covid testing is…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Councils seize initiative to give Covid-19 vaccine to special school staff

Thousands of special school staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine as councils include them in the priority roll-out…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Speed read: Think tank calls for GCSEs to be scrapped by 2025

GCSEs should be scrapped by 2025 and replaced by computer-based assessments in the majority of national curriculum subjects, a…

James Carr
James Carr
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Disadvantaged primary pupils seven months behind peers due to Covid, study suggests

Disadvantaged primary school pupils are seven months behind their peers, according to the initial findings of a new study…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Ministers favour priority for exam year groups if full March 8 school reopening not possible

The government wants to see exam year groups prioritised for return if a full school reopening on March 8…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE knew about new strain before issuing Greenwich direction, admits top civil servant

The Department for Education knew about the highly infectious new Covid-19 variant before ordering Greenwich council to rescind its…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Real-terms boost from extra school funding wiped out by Covid

Per-pupil funding actually fell in real terms this year after changes to prices as a result of the Covid-19…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Action taken into alleged SATs maladministration drops after heads given right to challenge

Enforcement action taken by the government into alleged maladministration in primary school tests fell in 2019 after the investigation…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Covid closure savings help boost trust surpluses by £25k, study finds

Multi-academy trusts have posted additional savings of £25,000 on average due to Covid closures – although experts are warning…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Johnson hopes to begin reopening schools from March 8 if vaccine target met

The government hopes to begin reopening schools from March 8 if its target for the first phase of vaccinations…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker