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Councils scramble for places as school-building falls behind

Covid-19 has left pressured councils scrambling to complete building projects on time, a Schools Week investigation has found. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Autumn catch up must not make pupils feel ‘penalised’

Children who have fallen behind during the coronavirus crisis must not be made to feel they are being “penalised”…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Grading system risks ‘inaccuracy and bias’ against disadvantaged pupils, MPs warn

Pupils are at risk of missing out on the results they deserve because of “inaccuracy and bias” in this…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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5 ways MPs believe this year’s grading system can be made fairer for pupils

The education select committee has published a new report on this year’s grading system, titled ‘Getting the grades they’ve…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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MATs to take charge in ‘left-behind’ areas

The government will shift its focus to expanding “good” multi-academy trusts over the next 12 months to raise standards…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Council says it will back schools if they stagger return of year groups

Lancashire County Council has promised to back schools if they choose to stagger the return of year groups this…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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DfE spends £££s spinning Covid response

The government has spent tens of thousands of pounds in an attempt to present its response to the impact…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Dame Christine Ryan appointed chair of Ofsted

The former chief inspector of the Independent Schools Inspectorate has been appointed as chair of Ofsted. Gavin Williamson, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grading system ‘flies in the face’ of promises pupils won’t lose out

The government has promised that no pupil will be disadvantaged by the cancellation of exams. But a new study…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Cabinet Office blocked T-level ads during lockdown

The Cabinet Office blocked the Department for Education from promoting T-levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite first delivery of…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Autumn 2020 exam dates confirmed

Dates for the autumn exam series have been confirmed by the Joint Council for Qualifications. The organisation, which represents…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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ESFA’s director of funding poached by Cabinet Office – and will be replaced by an RSC

The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s first overall director of funding – appointed just last year to oversee a…

John Dickens
John Dickens