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Ministers call in Ofsted to investigate school safeguarding amid ‘rape culture’ claims

Ofsted has been ordered to undertake an “immediate review” of the safeguarding policies in state and independent schools amid...

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GCSEs and A-levels 2021: Key dates revealed

Exam boards have today published guidance for how schools are expected to award grades this summer. The guidance includes...

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Consultation launched to ensure high needs funding awarded ‘fairly’ as councils struggle

The government has launched a consultation to ensure high needs cash is dished out as “fairly as possible” as...

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£500 bill for orange juice: Trust rapped for spend at ‘luxury’ spa hotel and ‘high fashion’ mag

An academy trust that opened from scratch with 10 schools has been rapped for spending thousands of pounds on...

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Sir Kevan Collins appointed ‘education recovery’ tsar

Sir Kevan Collins has been appointed as the government’s “education recovery commissioner”. Downing Street said in a press release...

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PM warns reopening schools faster could force Covid recovery ‘into reverse’

Boris Johnson has said it is “much better” to stick to the “prudent and cautious” approach to reopening schools...

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Externally-set papers aren’t ‘exams by the back door’, says Ofqual chief

Proposals for externally-set papers to help inform teacher grades this year are not “exams by the back door”, Ofqual’s...

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Schools to fully close for February half-term, but staff needed for contact tracing

Schools will fully close over the February half term, the government has confirmed today, but staff will be on...

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Ofqual raises concerns over DfE’s proposed BTEC reforms

Government plans to remove funding for thousands of courses, such as BTECs, that compete with T Levels and A-levels...

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