News Coronavirus: School attendance doubles after Easter holidays The proportion of pupils attending schools doubled in the week after the Easter holidays, updated figures from the Department… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: Routine inspections not likely before summer, says Spielman Ofsted is unlikely to resume routine inspections of schools this academic year, Amanda Spielman has told MPs. The chief… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive DfE spent £50k trying to hide academy chief vetting failure The Department for Education spent almost £50,000 attempting to keep secret its failure to properly vet a businessman it… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Primary place bulge sees more children miss out The number of children offered a place at their preferred primary school this September has fallen in most areas… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Coronavirus: New free schools face disruption after building delays New schools due to open this September are facing delays as construction is suspended or delayed as a result… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Exclusive Coronavirus: Special school sources own PPE to protect staff One of the country’s largest special schools has sourced thousands of pieces of PPE to allow staff to care… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Hub schools ‘may increase coronavirus risk’, DfE warns Hub schools may increase the risk of spreading coronavirus, new government guidance has warned. The Department for Education said… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Exclusive Coronavirus: Williamson pledges to ‘work with the sector’ on school reopenings Gavin Williamson has promised he will “work with the sector” to decide how schools should reopen, but only “when… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News DfE recruiting more expert edtech schools, and offers free Google and Microsoft platform support Schools will be offered government-funded support to use Google and Microsoft’s education platforms, with more edtech “demonstrator schools” established… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Decision on how to grade thousands of BTECs and other quals left to awarding bodies Exam boards will be left to decide which of the thousands of BTECs and other technical qualifications can be… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Ofqual’s proposals for awarding vocational and technical qualifications: A speed read Ofqual has today published a consultation on how it proposes to award vocational and technical qualifications this summer. Here’s… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Long-Bailey: Lack of ‘overarching message’ on education contributed to Labour’s defeat The lack of an “overarching message” from Labour on its flagship national education service was one of the reasons… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 1,015 Older