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Attendance rates continue to rise as proportion of reopened schools flatlines

The proportion of schools that have reopened more widely has flatlined, but pupil attendance has continued to rise, new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pearson considering using markers to be part of national tutoring programme

An exam board is scoping out whether to redeploy its markers as tutors so it can get involved in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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‘Orphan’ school shunned by 3 sponsors rated ‘inadequate’ – again

An “orphan” school that has been waiting nine years for a sponsor after being shunned by three academy trusts…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Re-engage vulnerable teens to prevent ‘lost generation’, says children’s commissioner

Schools must work with councils and the police to prevent the creation of a “lost generation” of teenagers, the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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‘Supersized’ trust investigated by government just 14 months after opening with 10 schools

A ‘supersized’ trust was investigated by the government over allegations relating to financial management just 14 months after opening…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Primary art and D&T ‘missing’ from Oak’s initial 2020-21 lesson plans

Lessons in primary art, secondary relationships, sex and health education and design and technology do not feature in the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Ofsted: New ‘school visits’ will allow ‘appropriate challenge without passing judgment’

Ofsted has said its new school “visits” will allow inspectors to provide “appropriate challenge” to school leaders without “passing…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE finally confirms £320m PE and sport premium will continue next year

The government has finally confirmed that the £320 million PE and sport premium will continue next year. Furthermore, any…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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SEND rules back to normal from September (but prepare for local relaxations)

The government will end nationwide relaxations over providing support for SEND pupils for September – but it will still…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE extends breakfast clubs pilot over summer – but there’s no extra money

The government’s national school breakfast programme is to be extended over the summer, but there’s no extra funding available….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Leicester’s Covid-19 response thwarted by poor data

Leicester council’s education director has said they have still do not have a breakdown by age of the children…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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‘Significant number’ of pupils will likely mix on school transport, warns EPI

There is currently “no credible solution” to the problem of year group bubbles mixing with other pupils while travelling…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter