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Schools told they can’t claim back costs of preventative cleaning

The government’s exceptional costs reimbursement scheme must be extended to cover preventative measures as school reopen in the coronavirus…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted: Private school fined thousands for breaking new pupil ban

Ofsted has secured an “unprecedented conviction” against a private school found to be admitting pupils despite being banned from…

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Six things we learned from Ofqual about exams in 2020 and 2021

Exams were the focus of an education select committee hearing this week, with senior staff appearing from the exams’…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Over 1 in 10 secondary schools set to defy government’s June 15 reopening plan

More than one in ten secondary schools look set to ignore government calls to begin reopening to year 10…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pressure on government grows for September schools plan

The government is under increasing pressure to produce a proper coronavirus plan for schools, particularly the renewed pledge to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus outbreaks in schools remain static in first week of reopening

The number of coronavirus outbreaks linked to schools remained static last week despite half of primaries opening to more…

James Carr
James Carr


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Exam appeals rise again as new reforms rolled out to all GCSEs

The number of appeals against GCSE and A-level exam grades rose by 45 per cent last year as new…

James Carr
James Carr
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GCSE entries: Stats, citizenship and Spanish up, PE, media and engineering down

GCSE entries increased this year as the number of 16-year-olds rose, Ofqual has reported. According to the exams regulator,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Secondary school applications fall for first time since 2013

Applications for secondary school places have fallen for the first time since 2013, new Department for Education statistics show….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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T-level wobble as another four providers cancel September launch plans

Four providers due to teach the first T-levels in just three months’ time – including a school – have announced…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Spielman: People are ‘perhaps more frightened than they actually need to be’ about school returns

Ofsted’s chief inspector has  claimed people are “more frightened than they actually need to be” about a full return…

James Carr
James Carr
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Boris Johnson promises ‘massive catch-up operation’ for pupils will be announced next week

Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised a “huge amount” of catch-up activities over the summer for pupils who have…

John Dickens
John Dickens