News

Margaret Greenwood appointed shadow schools minister

Former secondary school English teacher Margaret Greenwood has been appointed as shadow schools minister in Sir Keir Starmer’s first…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Coronavirus: Schools CAN claim for own meal vouchers – but only if they meet funding criteria

Schools can apply to claim back the costs of issuing their own free meal vouchers if they decide not…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Coronavirus: Schools will grade BTECs, says Ofqual

Schools will calculate pupils’ grades for the majority of BTECs and other vocational qualifications this year, but a full…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Coronavirus: Don’t judge teachers on 2020 assessment results, DfE tells schools

Schools should not use 2020 assessment data to judge teachers’ performance, the Department for Education has said. New guidance…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Coronavirus: Too early to say when schools will reopen, says government science adviser

It is too early to say when schools will reopen, the government’s deputy chief scientific adviser has said. Professor…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

International school boss Stuart Burns appointed new David Ross Education Trust CEO

The boss of an international school in Monaco has been appointed as chief executive of the David Ross Education…

James Carr
James Carr


News

Coronavirus: Heads seek ‘urgent clarification’ over staffing and free meals costs

A headteachers’ union is demanding “urgent clarification” from government over whether schools can claim extra funding to pay term-time…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Coronavirus: Teacher recruitment ‘down 50 to 60 per cent’

Teacher recruitment by English secondary schools is down by between 50 and 60 per cent on last year, new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Coronavirus: Concerns as school pupils seek supermarket jobs

Pupils who believe they have already passed their GCSEs and A-levels and have been trying to get supermarket and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Coronavirus: Special QTS arrangements do not give trainees ‘free pass’

Trainee teachers must not receive a “free pass” under the new system for awarding qualified teacher status, new guidance…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Safeguarding fears over DfE’s list of online resources

The Department for Education has today released a list of free online resources to aid pupils’ learning as they…

James Carr
James Carr
News

School staff don’t need protective equipment, new government guidance states

School staff do not require personal protective equipment, new government guidance has stated. The guidance also warns cleaning items…

John Dickens
John Dickens