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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
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Schools need to know 2021 exam plans before summer, says Ofqual chief

Schools need to know what’s happening with next year’s exams “before the summer break ideally”, the head of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Accreditation scheme to regulate growing online schools market gets green light

An accreditation scheme for online schools has been rubber stamped, with the government saying the coronavirus pandemic “provides further…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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MPs question £3m spent on UTC membership body

An influential cross-party group of MPs has raised concerns over the value for money offered by the membership body…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Williamson ‘asleep on the job’ over coronavirus catch-up plans

The education secretary Gavin Williamson has been accused of being “asleep on the job” over his inability to explain…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Williamson insists government is ‘working towards bringing all pupils back in September’

Education secretary Gavin Williamson had insisted exams will go ahead next year – adding the government is still “working…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Just 52% of primary schools reopened to more pupils last week, DfE data shows

Just over half of of primary schools reopened to more pupils last week, official government figures show. Attendance data…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Teachers and pupils to be tested in new ‘surveillance study’

Teachers and pupils across England will receive new coronavirus testing to “assess and monitor” the spread of the disease…

James Carr
James Carr
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Trust threatens legal action after academies minister terminates school’s funding

A trust has threatened legal action after the academies minister ruled an ‘inadequate’ school must be handed to a…

John Dickens
John Dickens