News Williamson’s education committee exams hearing: 5 things we learned The education secretary faced questions about this year’s exams fiasco and the reopening of schools when he appeared in… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Schools wait THREE DAYS for official PHE advice on how to respond to coronavirus cases Schools have waited over three days for official advice on how to deal with coronavirus cases – leaving heads… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Exclusive Ofqual accused of ‘scapegoating’ heads’ union over deflated grades fall-out Ofqual has been accused of trying to “scapegoat” a headteachers’ union amid the fall-out over deflated grades. The regulator… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News School rebuilding programme ‘will disappoint more than it pleases’, warns DfE director A top civil servant has warned that the government “will be disappointing more people than we please” during the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News DfE to measure lockdown learning losses without extra tests The government will produce a baseline assessment detailing the scale of catch-up needed for pupils after coronavirus closures –… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Attendance: 8% of schools not ‘fully open’ last week, says DfE Around 92 per cent of state-funded schools were “fully open” as of last Thursday, the Department for Education has… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News It’s official: DfE doesn’t know how many schools have covid cases The Department for Education does not hold information on the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in schools, a… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News Academy trust co-founded by Tory donor has primary school terminated A academy trust co-founded by a multi-millionaire Conservative party donor and luxury hotel chain owner will be stripped of… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News High-profile trusts win share of £1.5m ‘exemplary leadership’ fund Four of England’s most high-profile academy trusts have won the first tranche of a £1.5 million government contract to… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Williamson: Covid is an ‘opportunity’ to drive education reforms Innovations in education seen during the coronavirus pandemic such as blended learning should have a “lasting impact” beyond the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Ex-PRU leader’s mentoring project wins prestigious innovation award A former pupil referral unit leader who founded a mentoring service for children at risk of exclusion is among… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Exam board ‘proposed algorithm – then raised concerns about it’ An exam board which revealed that it warned ministers of flaws with the ill-fated algorithm had actually proposed the… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y Newer 1 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 1,030 Older