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Coronavirus: Williamson pledges exams will be ‘fair’ for pupils

The government is “doing everything to make sure” this summer’s exams are fair for pupils and their efforts are...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Heads summoned to DfE meeting to discuss potential school closures

Leadership unions and academy representatives have been summoned to the Department for Education to discuss schools’ response to coronavirus....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour leadership Q&A: Rebecca Long-Bailey

Less than a month remains until the end of the Labour leadership contest, with party members across the country...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour leadership Q&A: Sir Keir Starmer

Less than a month remains until the end of the Labour leadership contest, with party members across the country...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour leadership Q&A: Lisa Nandy

Less than a month remains until the end of the Labour leadership contest, with party members across the country...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Do what’s best for pupils, even if government doesn’t like it, Barton tells heads

Schools leaders should defy the government and snub GCSE English to help the “forgotten third” of pupils destined to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No school closures yet as government moves to coronavirus ‘delay’ phase

Closing schools at this stage in the spread of the coronavirus epidemic could do “more harm than good”, Boris...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-level drop-out rate continues to rise

Drop-out rates among pupils studying for their A-levels and other 16 to 19 qualifications rose across the board last...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Budget 2020: What do schools need to know?

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his budget address in Parliament. Here are the announcements relevant to schools.  ...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker