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Pay rise costs take sheen off extra funding

School funding will still be six per cent lower than it was in 2010 after cash swallowed up by...

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Government considering extra testing kits for schools

The government is looking at increasing the number of testing kits issued to schools. In the commons today, Conservative...

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DfE seizes control of handling school covid cases after PHE local teams ‘overwhelmed’

The government has set up a national helpline for schools to report positive coronavirus cases following some being left...

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Schools wait THREE DAYS for official PHE advice on how to respond to coronavirus cases

Schools have waited over three days for official advice on how to deal with coronavirus cases – leaving heads...

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DfE to measure lockdown learning losses without extra tests

The government will produce a baseline assessment detailing the scale of catch-up needed for pupils after coronavirus closures –...

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Exam board ‘proposed algorithm – then raised concerns about it’

An exam board which revealed that it warned ministers of flaws with the ill-fated algorithm had actually proposed the...

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Ofqual cancels £80k media recovery plan

Ofqual has abandoned plans to spend £80,000 on media strategists to lead its “recovery plan” following the exams fiasco....

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Ofqual backs out of promise to publish exams communications

The exams regulator has backed out of a promise to publish the communications and minutes of its meetings with...

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Academy scandal heads barred from running schools

Two headteachers who broke academy finance rules have been barred from running schools. Liam Nolan, who was executive headteacher...

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