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Ofsted ‘visits’ to go online during national lockdown

Ofsted has confirmed it will undertake school visits “remotely” during the national lockdown. In a Twitter post this evening,...

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100k more laptops for schools – but access is slashed

The government has bought a further 100,000 laptops for schools – but headteachers have seen their allocations slashed by...

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Trust boards told to ‘nurture’ new leaders

The academies minister has urged trust boards to “nurture” members who could step up to replace chairs. Speaking at...

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Durand wants £3m to hand back buildings (and they are ‘confident’ of winning legal fight)

The operators of commercial facilities run from the site of the former Durand Academy in south London want about...

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Investigation: Minister intervenes as home education soars

The government has intervened to urge parents not to take the decision to remove their children from school “lightly”...

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‘Orphan’ school trust silent on CEO’s departure

The special academy trust set up by government to take over “orphan” schools has refused to explain why its...

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DfE consults on scrapping quals competing with A-Levels by 2023

The government has moved a step closer to removing funding for applied general qualifications, such as BTECs, that compete...

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Autumn resits will have ‘generosity’ of 2020 grades

Exams regulator Ofqual has today confirmed that pupils resitting qualifications this Autumn will be handed the same “generosity” in...

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What schools in lockdown areas need to know

The government this week announced its new local lockdown system. The rolling out of a new triple tier system...

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