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Schools score pupils nearly a full grade higher in some subjects, study suggests

Schools are proposing results for their pupils that are nearly a full grade higher in some subjects than those…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pressure mounts on ministers as study shows fifth of pupils do no schoolwork at home

Children not in school during the lockdown have been spending an average of 2.5 hours a day doing schoolwork,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Slump in schools’ spending for another CPD provider

A major school staff professional development provider has lost income from schools – but the drop has been offset…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘Light-touch’ assessment, pupil pods and stripped-back curriculum: DfE on remote learning

The Department for Education has published more case studies on remote education today, as pressure grows for a minimum…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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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