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Coronavirus: How schools have dealt with day one of mass closures

Schools saw a “manageable” number of pupils arrive at their doors today as they begin to adjust to a…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Ofsted pauses publication of inspection reports

Ofsted has paused the publication of all inspection reports during the coronavirus crisis and promised that it will have…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Trust CEO calls for pandemic relief fund and pledges 20% of pay

The leader of an academy trust is calling on the government to set up a voluntary relief fund to…

James Carr
James Carr
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Primary school headteacher dies after having coronavirus symptoms

Tributes have been paid to an “incredible” primary school headteacher who died after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Wendy Jacobs,…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: NEU demands virus testing for all school staff

Britain’s largest teaching union has demanded coronavirus testing of all staff working in schools. The National Education Union has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Leaders slam ‘irresponsible’ Pets at Home ‘key workers’ letter

Pets at Home has been branded the “worst type of irresponsible” by education leaders after distributing a letter for…

James Carr
James Carr


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Coronavirus: Schools and LAs should ‘work together’, and 5 other key points from the latest DfE guidance

Further guidance on temporary closures during the coronavirus outbreak has been provided to schools. The update provides advice to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson school visits reversing ‘obsession’ with academies

The education secretary is reversing the ‘ideological obsession’ of his predecessors by visiting a wider range of schools –…

James Carr
James Carr
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Large trusts outspend council counterparts on staff development

Large academy trusts are spending almost 75 per cent more on staff development at secondary schools than local authorities,…

James Carr
James Carr
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UTC turns the tables and comes to the aid of a MAT

A north-west England university technical college has become the latest of its type to move towards joining a multi-academy…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Much Agnew about nothing? No savings possible at one in 10 schools

Lord Agnew’s cost-cutters failed to identify savings at more than one in ten schools they visited, new figures show….

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE reveals how it will provide grades for pupils this summer

The government has confirmed it will use teacher assessments to provide calculated grades for pupils this year. The aim…

John Dickens
John Dickens