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Secondary schools swell to accommodate baby bulge as pressure on primaries fades

The number of pupils in England’s secondary schools has grown for the fifth year in a row, as a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools can afford Covid reopening costs from existing budgets, DfE insists

Schools that incur extra costs during the process of reopening more widely will have to meet them from their...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Year 10 attendance reaches just 16% in first week of phased return

Just over 16 per cent of year 10 pupils were back in open secondary schools last Monday, well short...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Johnson: Schools will return in September ‘with full attendance’

Schools will reopen with “full attendance” in September, the prime minister has said, as he announced a relaxation of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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After Durand: The school stepping out of the shadow of scandal

Two years after its rebrokering, Van Gogh primary in south London is still struggling to move on from its...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Government to consult on delaying 2021 exam season

The government is considering delaying the 2021 exam series until later in the summer, Gavin Williamson has revealed. The...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted will check how schools are spending £650m catch-up cash, says Williamson

Ofsted inspectors will be asked to check how schools are helping pupils catch up on missed teaching, the education...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The 10 projects selected to run holiday food and activities trials in 2020

The government has named 10 projects that will split £9 million in funding to run holiday food and activities...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson wants whole-class ‘bubbles’ from September

The government will look into expanding “bubbles” in schools to include whole classes so all pupils can return in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker