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Coronavirus: Ministers accused of ‘abdicating responsibility’ over schools reopening plan

Ministers have been accused of “abdicating responsibility and handing it to heads” over their contentious plans for some pupils…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: DfE admits home-learners may suffer once some pupils return to school

Reopening primary schools to more pupils means the quality of home education offered to those who aren’t allowed back…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Borrow teachers from other schools or use TAs to address shortages, schools told

Schools should use teachers from other schools or “experienced” teaching assistants if they don’t have enough staff to teach…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Ofqual reveals three week ‘window’ for estimating vocational and technical grades

Schools will have a three week “window” to provide calculated grades for vocational and technical qualifications from June 1,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Coronavirus: Cabinet minister promises to ‘comfort’ unions as tensions grow over schools plan

A cabinet minister has said the government will work with unions to provide “as much comfort as we possibly…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: DfE’s chief scientific adviser issues ‘clarification’ on school reopening comments

The Department for Education’s chief scientific adviser has issued a “clarification” on controversial comments he made about his involvement…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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DfE chief scientific adviser admits he hasn’t assessed school reopening guidance

The Department for Education’s chief scientific adviser admitted he has not assessed whether guidance on reopening schools is effective,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: 8 things we learned from Gavin Williamson on plans to reopen schools

Gavin Williamson has defended plans to begin the phased reopening of schools on June 1, hitting out at the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Unions urge government to ‘step back’ from June 1 school reopening plan

Unions representing hundreds of thousands of school teachers, leaders and support staff have called on the government to “step…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: ‘Safe travel’ guidance includes little new information for schools

The government’s promised further guidance on “safe travel” contains little new information for schools. Department for Education guidance on…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: School attendance rate climbs to 2.4%

The proportion of pupils attending school rose to 2.4 per cent in the middle of last week, new figures…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Largest heads’ union says it wasn’t consulted over June 1 return plan

The country’s largest headteachers’ union was not consulted on the government’s proposal to allow certain year groups to return…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker