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T-level assessment organisations call for 12 month delay

The awarding bodies designing the first three T-levels have called on the government to delay their rollout by a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: GCSEs and A-levels will be based on ‘moderated assessment’, says CST leader

GCSEs and A-levels grades will be awarded “on the basis of moderated assessment” this year following the cancellation of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Special school leaders should make decision about pupils attending

Heads at special schools should make decisions about whether their pupils should attend school on a “case by case”…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Issue food parcels or supermarket vouchers to free school meals pupils, DfE tells schools

Schools should work with catering providers or local authorities to provide food parcels or send out supermarket vouchers to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Schools closed and exams cancelled – your questions answered

The government announced yesterday that schools will be closed from Friday afternoon to all but vulnerable pupils and the…

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John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Schools to close from Friday and exams cancelled in England

The government has announced plans to close schools to almost all pupils from Friday afternoon. This year’s summer exam…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Coronavirus: Scammers trying to dupe free school meals families

Parents have been receiving scam emails suggesting their children’s school is closing and requesting bank details to pay for…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: DfE extends helpline operation to weekends and will increase number of handlers

The Department for Education has extended the operation of its coronavirus helpline to weekends and said it is increasing…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: DfE tells heads to ‘be pragmatic’ on non-isolation absences

The Department for Education is leaving it up to heads to decide whether to authorise absences for pupils who…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Government sets out plans for emergency powers over schools

Emergency legislation proposed by the government will allow ministers to force schools to remain open and relax some of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: ‘We have a plan for free school meals’, claims Johnson

The government “has a plan” for covering free school meals for eligible pupils if schools are forced to close,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Specialist schools with highly vulnerable pupils decide to close

A number of specialist schools have decided to close in the coming days, with headteachers hitting out at the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter