News Coronavirus: DfE relaxes rules around admissions appeals The Department for Education is planning to relax regulations governing school admissions appeals so they are no longer required… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News DfE urges schools to stop checking swamped free meal voucher website, as system labelled ‘farcical’ Schools are being urged not to revisit the government’s national free school meal voucher website unable to cope with… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Coronavirus: PM urged to publish evidence on increased risks of reopening schools The National Education Union has written to Boris Johnson demanding clarity on school and colleges reopening amid “unhelpful speculation”… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Patrick Roach takes over at NASUWT with a plea to ministers Government must intervene to stop “unacceptable management practices” in schools that are damaging teacher wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic,… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Coronavirus: Reopen schools before summer if possible, say leadership unions Unions representing school leaders across England are lobbying the government to reopen schools for a “limited period” before the… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Coronavirus: Working-class parents are less confident home-schooling, survey finds Working-class parents are less confident about teaching their children from home than their middle-class counterparts, a new survey has… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Coronavirus: Put academy conversions on hold, says councils’ body Academy conversions should be put on hold so that councils can focus on supporting schools to stay open, according… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Margaret Greenwood appointed shadow schools minister Former secondary school English teacher Margaret Greenwood has been appointed as shadow schools minister in Sir Keir Starmer’s first… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Coronavirus: Schools CAN claim for own meal vouchers – but only if they meet funding criteria Schools can apply to claim back the costs of issuing their own free meal vouchers if they decide not… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y News Exclusive Coronavirus: Schools will grade BTECs, says Ofqual Schools will calculate pupils’ grades for the majority of BTECs and other vocational qualifications this year, but a full… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Coronavirus: Don’t judge teachers on 2020 assessment results, DfE tells schools Schools should not use 2020 assessment data to judge teachers’ performance, the Department for Education has said. New guidance… James Carr 6y James Carr 6y News Coronavirus: Too early to say when schools will reopen, says government science adviser It is too early to say when schools will reopen, the government’s deputy chief scientific adviser has said. Professor… Freddie Whittaker 6y Freddie Whittaker 6y Newer 1 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 1,015 Older
