News DfE confirms U-turn over masks in schools Pupils and staff in secondary schools in high-transmission areas will be required to wear face coverings following a U-turn… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Sally Collier to be replaced by Dame Glenys Stacey as Ofqual chief regulator The chief regulator of Ofqual Sally Collier is to leave following the exams fiasco that has engulfed England in… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Government to U-turn on masks in schools Staff and older pupils will be expected to wear face coverings in schools in England from September following a… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Pressure mounts on government over face coverings in schools The government is under growing pressure to review its guidance on the use of face coverings in schools, as… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Staff safety questions remain as PM urges parents to send children back to school Schools must have “very clear Covid-secure measures” for all staff, England’s largest education union has warned, as the prime… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News PHE school Covid outbreaks analysis: 8 things we learned There were 30 outbreaks of Covid-19 in schools and other educational settings in June 2020, a new study by… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Government facing exams challenge over schools ‘advised’ to deflate grades The government is facing a fresh challenge over exam results from schools that followed advice to mark down their… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News First come, first served for selective sixth form applicants as grade hike causes record places demand A London selective sixth form expects to turn away offer holders for the first time after record demand for… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News Top civil servant drafted in to DfE to take charge of exams fiasco A senior civil servant has been parachuted in to the Department for Education to take charge of the exams… Schools Week Reporter 6y Schools Week Reporter 6y News From 1 to 8 – the exams algorithm’s ‘bizarre’ grade hikes When headteacher Jonny Mitchell heard a pupil who had been awarded a centre assessed grade (CAG) of 1 had… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Languages and creative subjects see highest increases in top A-level grades Creative subjects and other modern languages have seen the highest increases in top grades at A-level. Maths and sociology… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News GCSE results 2020: 8 interesting things we learned After the government’s U-turn this week to award centre-assessed grades – the statistics released today are must less detailed… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y Newer 1 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 1,030 Older
