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Recruitment fears as schools withdraw training placements

A “worryingly high” number of schools have pulled out of offering teacher training placements for the next academic year…

James Carr
James Carr
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AP settings to get £7m post-16 transition funding, but only for one year

Alternative provision settings will given up to £750 for each year 11 pupil to aid their transition into post-16…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Back-to-school decisions are ‘hard balancing act’, chief medical officer admits

The chief medical officer has said it’s “understandable” that parents are “thinking very hard” about whether they should send…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Summer schools, home-learning expectations and Ofsted – how experts think pupils can catch up

The education select committee heard from social mobility experts today on how pupils can catch-up as part of its…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: 4 in 10 primary schools did not take more pupils on June 1, says NEU

More than four in 10 primary schools ignored government pleas to reopen more widely to pupils on Monday, England’s…

James Carr
James Carr
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Williamson backs national online tutoring pilot

The government has backed a national online tutoring pilot that will see hundreds of disadvantaged pupils receive free tuition…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Coronavirus: Unions report academy trust to health and safety watchdog over ‘unsafe’ return of pupils

One of England’s largest academy trusts has been reported to the Health and Safety Executive over allegations it put…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: 50% oppose back-to-school plans as trust in government slumps

The government’s plan for the wider reopening of schools from today is opposed by half of Britons, a new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Boris Johnson’s former prep school to close over ‘coronavirus impact’

A 180-year-old preparatory school attended by prime minister Boris Johnson will close due to the “impact of coronavirus”. Ashdown…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE to tackle ‘fake news’ with its own rapid rebuttal unit

The Department for Education is setting up its own “rapid rebuttal unit” to tackle so-called “fake news” in the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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How prepared are schools to reopen? 5 NFER survey findings

Schools leaders believe half of parents will keep their children at home, face opening with 25 per cent fewer…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Has the government really met its 5 tests for reopening schools?

The government confirmed yesterday that schools can begin a phased approach to reopening schools on Monday. Ministers have previously…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter