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Covid testing in schools: DfE aligns advice with NHS following confusion

The Department for Education (DfE) is no longer encouraging school staff to undergo Covid testing within 90 days of...

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Williamson won’t commit to delivering laptops before schools reopen

Schools will be able to order the remaining 300,000 promised laptops from next week – but the education secretary...

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30% fewer DfE laptops delivered last week as rollout slows

The government’s delivery of laptops to England’s poorest pupils has slowed for a third week running – with 30...

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Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8

Ofsted has confirmed that in-person routine inspections will not be returning until March 8 at the earliest. The schools...

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Joining live lessons won’t be ‘the norm’, says Ofsted

Ofsted has reassured schools that inspectors will not be joining pupils’ live lessons as “the norm” during its remote...

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Heads want refunds after pupil premium change

Headteachers want refunds for the thousands of pounds they say they will lose after the government changed its method...

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Speed read: Think tank calls for GCSEs to be scrapped by 2025

GCSEs should be scrapped by 2025 and replaced by computer-based assessments in the majority of national curriculum subjects, a...

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Promised laptops may take another 6 weeks to be delivered, new figures suggest

Poorer pupils face waiting up to six weeks for the government to provide all of the laptops it has...

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Soaring teacher workload, and 6 more findings from Ofsted’s remote learning research

Ofsted research has published a report into remote education following months of school visits and interviews with staff and parents....

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James Carr