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Questions over league tables, but no Ofsted until January

Schools are none-the-wiser about whether league tables will return next year as the government attempts a return to “business…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads must issue absence fines so poor don’t ‘suffer’, claims Williamson

Pupils from the most disadvantaged backgrounds will suffer if the government does not enforce mandatory attendance in schools, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE mulls enforcing remote learning expectations

Education secretary Gavin Williamson will consider ordering schools to provide a minimum level of remote education should their area…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Speed read: The curriculum and behaviour expectations for schools in September

The Department for Education has published its guidance for getting all pupils back in school in September. Here’s your…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE looks to 2012 Olympics for inspiration on school transport plans

The government has told schools to look to the 2012 Olympics for inspiration on how to transport children to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Teachers can move freely between classes and most staff expected back – DfE’s safety plans for September

The Department for Education has published its guidance for getting all pupils back in school in September. The government…

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John Dickens


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DfE confirms September back-to-school plans

Limits on attendance will be lifted from September, and schools will be expected to deliver their “full curriculum”, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Plan to move 2021 exams to June ‘little more than tinkering at the edges’ – heads’ leader

A proposal to delay the start of exams until June next year amounts to “little more than tinkering at…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual reveals proposals for exams in 2021

Ofqual has today published its consultation on how exams could look in 2021. The consultation is open until Thursday…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: DfE reveals lockdown rules for Leicester schools

The Department for Education has revealed its local lockdown rules for schools in Leicester ahead of them closing from…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Support for SEND children has ‘dropped off a cliff’, experts warn

Support for children with special education needs has “dropped off a cliff” after the government relaxed rules around education,…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Summer clubs given go-ahead to run in schools – but group singing discouraged

Schools can host summer clubs during the holidays for children of all year groups – but group singing is discouraged….

John Dickens
John Dickens