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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


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Heads’ faith in A-levels slumps

Headteachers’ faith in AS and A-levels slumped after last year’s exam series, a new survey shows. Ofqual has published…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to scrap LA-moderation of EYFS profile, despite calls for its retention

The government is to proceed with plans to scrap statutory moderation of the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP)…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The DfE’s reformed early learning goals for reception pupils from 2021

The government has confirmed changes to the early learning goals, which are used to assess pupils at the end…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE fails to meet target of delivering 230k laptops by end of June

The Department for Education has failed on its promise of delivering 230,000 laptops to vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils by…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Dropping GCSEs only for ‘exceptional circumstances’, leaked DfE guidance states

School leaders will be told to only allow GCSE students to drop a subject in “exceptional circumstances” next year,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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High Court judge slams pricey legal rows as RSC’s academy conversion ruled unlawful

A judge has hit out at expensive legal wrangling after ruling a regional school commissioner unlawfully approved an academy…

John Dickens
John Dickens