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Leading tutor providers missing from NTP over contract dispute

Leading tutoring organisations have not yet been approved to continue in the government’s flagship tutor programme because they are...

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£579m school-led tutoring: Non-teacher tutors can’t start until at least November

The Department for Education has published guidance today for its £579 million school-led tutor fund. It will form a...

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Gavin Williamson’s Week in Westminster*

*The education secretary on his tumultuous week, as told by Schools Week.   Monday It’s the first full week...

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GCSE results 2021: 8 interesting things we learned

GCSE results are out this morning – here’s your usual handy Schools Week round up of the key trends....

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A-level results 2021: 6 key trends in England’s data

A-level results are out – here’s what we know.   1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A*...

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New £55k chair wanted to steer Ofqual through ‘unprecedented challenges’

The government is searching for a new Ofqual chair to steer the regulator through “unprecedented challenges” and shape the...

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Williamson slammed for ‘ignoring’ concerns about scrapping BTECs

Twelve education bodies have today slammed the education secretary for “ignoring” their concerns and ploughing ahead with plans to...

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‘Reckless’ spending and academy rule breakers: DfE reveals its school leader banning powers

School staff involved in “reckless budgeting” or breaching academy funding rules can be banned from the profession, new government...

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It’s coming home … and they’re staying home!

A school has promised pupils a Monday lie-in so they can stay up late and watch England make history...

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