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Union calls for staff to shun reopening plans are ‘counter-productive’, says largest trust CEO

Union demands that their members should not engage in planning to reopen schools on June 1 are “counter-productive”, the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronarivus: Schools won’t be ‘swarming with cases’, says medical chief

Parents and teachers can be assured that schools won’t be “swarming with cases” if they open to more pupils…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Attainment gap could widen by 75%, DfE official warns

The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their better-off peers could widen by as much as 75 per cent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government faces legal challenge over emergency SEND powers

The government is facing a legal challenge after temporarily “relaxing” the duty of councils to provide support for SEND…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Revealed: Edenred sued government over tender-free contract

The under-fire company that runs the national free meal voucher scheme took legal action against the government almost six…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: NEU says questions remain after government scientific briefing

The National Education Union has said its questions about the safety of reopening schools have still not been addressed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Coronavirus: DfE publishes overview of scientific advice

The Department for Education has finally published an overview of the scientific advice it has received. The document, released…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools face logistical problems just to ensure pupils travel safely

Schools are facing logistical problems just to ensure pupils get to the school gates safely without coming into close…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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12-day window to submit teacher grades, new Ofqual guidance reveals

Exams regulator Ofqual has released a few more details about its grading plans this summer, ahead of the publication…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE ‘can’t prevent’ schools buying half-term meal vouchers

The government’s refusal to roll out the free meal voucher scheme over the May half-term break is meaningless because…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Liverpool council defies government reopening plans – vowing children won’t return until June 15 ‘at very earliest’

Liverpool City Council has defied government calls for pupils to return to classrooms from June 1, saying children will not…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted raps first school over Baker clause

A school has been rapped by Ofsted for flouting the Baker clause, as the inspectorate begins to police the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden