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No school closures yet as government moves to coronavirus ‘delay’ phase

Closing schools at this stage in the spread of the coronavirus epidemic could do “more harm than good”, Boris…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-level drop-out rate continues to rise

Drop-out rates among pupils studying for their A-levels and other 16 to 19 qualifications rose across the board last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Budget 2020: What do schools need to know?

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his budget address in Parliament. Here are the announcements relevant to schools.  …

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Help us nationalise more private schools, head tells DfE

A leader who converted his prestigious private school into a state school has said the government should set up…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy boss Jo Saxton appointed policy adviser to Gavin Williamson

The chief executive of the Turner Schools academy trust has been appointed as an adviser to the education secretary….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Top DfE boss: SEND failures driven by ‘stresses and strains’ on the system

Failures of support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities have in part been driven by “stresses and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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School rapped for issuing own-brand qualifications instead of ‘uncensored’ GCSEs

An Orthodox Jewish school has been rapped for making pupils sit qualifications of “no value” which result in the…

James Carr
James Carr
News

‘Big Bang’ STEM education event cancelled over coronavirus fears

A science and engineering fair for school pupils due to be held in Birmingham this week has been cancelled…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Academy orders ‘flawed’ as 1 in 4 schools improve before help arrives

Over a quarter of schools inspected by Ofsted after receiving an academy order improved while “in limbo” waiting to…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Third of teachers have to bring their own tea and coffee to school

Making a round of brews for your colleagues is an everyday activity for many teachers, but what if the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
News

SEN pupils ‘not well’ served by in-year admissions

One in ten councils believe pupils with special educational needs are being let down when they try to move…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Heads ‘handcuffed’ into anti-academy vows

Unions are using strike action to “handcuff” headteachers into signing pledges not to academise for up to five years….

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter