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Private suppliers tout ‘rapid’ Covid tests to schools for £450 a box

Headteachers are being urged to check the legality of Covid tests from private suppliers after new “rapid” antigen tests…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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One in five schools shun May’s mental health scheme

One in five secondary schools did not take part in a flagship government-funded scheme to train staff as mental…

James Carr
James Carr
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ONS data on covid infection in schools: what you need to know

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest Covid-19 infections survey. These are the key findings for…

James Carr
James Carr
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Settling Durand dispute could hit ‘services for vulnerable children’

A London council has told of the “keenly felt human cost” of having to meet a seven-figure compensation demand…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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SEND pupils told schools ‘can’t accommodate them’, claims Spielman

Schools have been telling parents they can’t accommodate pupils with special educational needs and disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NTP providers issued funding threat over speaking out amid conflict of interest and cap concerns

Approving tutoring providers have been warned any future funding could be jeopardised if they speak about the scheme publicly…

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Schools Week Reporter


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Schools wait for £50m in Covid costs

The government is yet to pay out a third of the cash requested to deal with the costs associated…

James Carr
James Carr
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Inspections without grades – Ofsted plots January comeback

Ministers are considering new proposals from Ofsted for inspections to restart again this January, but without grades being issued….

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual chief makes case for ‘more generous’ grades in 2021 and beyond

Ofqual’s chief regulator has told ministers she wants to compensate pupils for the pandemic’s “baleful” impact on their schooling…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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National lockdown rules: what schools need to know

The government issued guidance on the eve of the national lockdown for schools – here’s what you need to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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GCSEs 2021: Teachers CAN use one-off tests for MFL speaking

Teachers will not be prevented from using “one-off assessment opportunities” to test pupils spoken language in GCSE modern foreign…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Face coverings mandatory in communal areas of all secondary schools

The wearing of face coverings will become mandatory in communal areas of all secondary schools from Monday. Following the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker