News

BBC to restart lockdown lessons on TV to ensure children without internet don’t miss out

The BBC will provide the “biggest education offer in its history” in a bid to ensure homebound children without...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Exam boards call for this month’s BTECs to be cancelled

Pressure is ramping up on the government to cancel vocational exams in England this month after exam bodies –...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

The back-to-school debacle: a week of blundering U-turns

In a dramatic speech broadcast live on TV this evening, prime minister Boris Johnson announced schools in England will...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

BTEC and other vocational exams to go ahead this week despite national lockdown, DfE confirms

BTEC and other vocational exams will still go ahead this month despite the new national lockdown restrictions, the Department...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

All London primaries will now remain closed after another chaotic government U-turn

All London primary schools will now stay closed after another chaotic U-turn by education secretary Gavin Williamson on back-to-school...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Government considering compulsory face masks in secondary school classrooms, DfE official says

The Department for Education is considering plans to make face masks compulsory in the classroom for pupils in year...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

More confusion after DfE U-turn means schools now ‘required’ to offer mass testing

Schools will now be “required” to roll-out mass testing, education secretary Gavin Williamson said this morning, causing further confusion...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Revealed: The areas where primary schools will be closed for two weeks

The government announced today primary schools in Covid hotspots would only re-open on-site provision for vulnerable and key worker...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Primaries in worst-hit tier 4 regions to stay closed, further delays for secondary confirmed

Primary schools in a “small number” of tier 4 areas with the highest infection rates will be closed to...

John Dickens
John Dickens