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Army ‘on standby’ to provide testing support – but most won’t be on-site

Armed forces personnel will be “on standby” to provide “in-person support” with mass testing of pupils next term, but...

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Schools ‘won’t be sued’ if they don’t carry out testing, says minister in leaked MPs’ briefing

Schools “won’t be sued” if they don’t carry out mass testing slated for January, the schools minister has said....

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DfE staff offered £1k bonuses to work on school testing prep over Christmas

Department for Education staff have been offered £1,000 bonuses to work over Christmas on preparations for mass testing in...

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Unions tell ministers mass testing plans are ‘inoperable’, and pledge to back schools who refuse

Unions and professional associations have said they will fully back schools that are “unable” to deliver mass testing from...

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What did we learn from Nick Gibb about mass-testing in schools?

The schools minister Nick Gibb has set out further details about the government’s mass-testing programme for schools, which is...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Schools find new ways to help their communities at a time of crisis

From lunch deliveries and food banks to mobile libraries and “reverse” advent calendars, schools have stepped up to the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Non-exam-year secondary pupils to switch to online learning for first week back in January

Most secondary school pupils who are not preparing for exams will learn at home for the first week of...

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‘No plans’ to lengthen Christmas holidays but talks going on about ‘how’ pupils will return

The government doesn’t have “any plans to lengthen” the Christmas holidays, but “conversations” are ongoing about “how” pupils will...

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Exam appeals soared in 2020 following process change

The number of appeals against GCSE and A-level exam grades soared this year as a result of the exams...

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Freddie Whittaker