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£10m Mandarin scheme set for expansion despite teacher recruitment struggles

A £10 million programme to improve children’s fluency in Mandarin is set to be extended. The government-funded Mandarin Excellence...

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We fear next summer’s exams, say lockdown heads

School leaders in lockdown areas say their pupils should not be penalised in exams, with year 10s at one...

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James Carr
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Williamson met with Ofqual day before results day – despite claims of ignorance

Gavin Williamson met with Ofqual to ‘talk about results’ twice in the two days prior to the controversial A-level...

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DfE’s revamped attendance stats reveal nearly half of secondary schools have pupils self-isolating

Around half of all state-funded secondary schools have pupils self-isolating, with 409,000 pupils not attending school for covid related...

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No blanket closure for schools in ‘very high’ alert areas, PM confirms

Schools in areas with a “very high” Covid-19 alert will not be subject to blanket closures, the prime minister...

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Pseudonyms and fake social media profiles: scale of Ofsted’s surveillance powers revealed

Ofsted can use fake social media profiles to conduct covert surveillance and help gather evidence of criminal activity. The...

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Spielman: Better DfE advice needed to thwart Covid ‘fake news’ fuelling home education rise

Ofsted’s chief inspector wants a “simplification of government advice” on covid to help schools deal with “fake news” that...

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Unions: Allow grade inflation next year – but not as much as 2020

Education unions have said it would be “unconscionable” for this year’s exam results to be pegged to grades achieved...

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Three new studies will assess post-Covid disadvantage gap

Three new studies focusing on the strategies schools used to support pupils during Covid-19 closures have been announced today....

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