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Coronavirus: Schools to stay open despite calls for social distancing

Schools look set to stay open for the time being despite the government upping its coronavirus fightback, including urging…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Heads want specific guidance to protect highly vulnerable children

Specialist school heads have written to the government demanding specific guidance to help them protect highly vulnerable pupils with…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Oldham sixth form college gets impending Ofsted deferred

Oldham Sixth Form College has become the first education provider to successfully defer an Ofsted inspection due to the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Statement: Festival of Education 2020 cancelled

Due to the uncertainty around the coronavirus outbreak, this year’s Festival of Education will be cancelled. A full statement…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: School closures ‘may be necessary’ over staff shortages, says PHE

Public Health England has updated its guidance for schools, warning it “may be necessary” to close schools if staff…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: #covid19walkout trending as leaders attend DfE crunch talks

Parents across England have pledged to remove their children from schools if they are not closed soon, as leadership…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Coronavirus: Spielman to preside over inspection deferral decisions

The chief inspector of schools will personally sign off any decision not to defer Ofsted inspections of schools affected…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Suspend Ofsted inspections now, says Barton

The leader of the ASCL headteachers’ union has joined calls for the government to immediately suspend Ofsted inspections, as…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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ASCL survey: 9 in 10 leaders believe inspection isn’t consistent, fair or accurate

Nine in ten school leaders believe Ofsted inspections fail to “consistently, fairly and accurately” judge their schools, an ASCL…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Ofsted says inspections may be deferred

Ofsted will talk to headteachers before inspections to work out if the impact of coronavirus warrants a deferral to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Schools won’t be penalised for absences, says Williamson

Schools will not be penalised for issues “that are completely outside their control”, Gavin Williamson has said, amid concerns…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New specialist NPQ to focus on pupil wellbeing

A new specialist qualification for “often overlooked” experienced teachers will focus on behaviour management and pupil wellbeing, Gavin Williamson…

John Dickens
John Dickens