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Exams 2020: Ofqual to provide guidance on “valid mock grades”

Ofqual has announced it will publish guidance on how schools can use “valid mock grades” to appeal A-levels and...

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Exams 2020: Heads question mock exam ‘curveball’

The government’s last-minute decision to give some pupils the chance to use mock exam grades instead of their calculated...

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James Carr
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Let schools hire NQTs on short-term deals to solve recruitment blockage

Schools should be given extra cash to appoint newly qualified teachers for short-term stints to cover any staff illnesses...

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James Carr
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AP heads call on government to fund specialist sixth forms

Alternative Provision (AP) headteachers are calling for funding to set up specialist sixth forms to stem the thousands of...

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James Carr
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Revealed: How whole year-group bubbles could work

Top academy bosses have suggested “bubbles” of full year groups may be the only way to get all secondary...

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James Carr
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Suspected covid-19 outbreaks in schools almost doubles

The number of suspected coronavirus outbreaks in schools almost doubled last week, new Public Health England figures show. PHE’s...

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James Carr
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Five-year teacher retention rate worsens, and 5 other school workforce findings

The Department for Education has today published the latest school workforce census (November 2019).  Schools Week has the key...

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James Carr
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Coronavirus: DfE’s £10m behaviour hubs delayed until next year

Rollout of the government’s £10 million behaviour hubs programme has been pushed back until spring 2021 due to the...

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Investigation: diversity of education leadership roles fails to improve despite DfE pledge

The proportion of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders of England’s largest academy trusts has fallen, with 98...

James Carr
James Carr