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Unions: national track and trace scheme needed before schools reopen

Education unions have demanded schools can not reopen until a national coronavirus track and trace scheme is rolled out....

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Edenred’s national voucher scheme contract worth up to £234m, new documents reveal

The company running the government’s free school meal national voucher scheme was aware before its launch that as many...

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Ofqual not budging on plan for private candidates despite schools’ ‘reluctance’ to offer grades

Pleas from parents of private candidates – such as home-schooled pupils – for changes to this year’s grading system...

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£100m to buy university land for new schools, and 3 more support package measures

The government has today announced new measures aimed at stabilising university admissions this autumn and ensure “students are safeguarded...

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Former national schools commissioner joins AET board

A former national schools commissioner has been appointed to the board of one of the country’s largest academy trusts....

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Boris Johnson will set out ‘comprehensive’ plan for school reopenings next week

Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised he will set out a “comprehensive plan” next week to explain how “we...

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How to take part: the Schools Week Big Schools Quiz

Fed up of lockdown? Fancy getting that brain back into gear? Want to nerd out with some other education...

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DfE letting ‘families suffer’ by ignoring help on national free meal voucher scheme

The government has been lambasted for allowing families to “suffer” by an edtech firm whose offer to help deliver...

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Hub schools ‘may increase coronavirus risk’, DfE warns

Hub schools may increase the risk of spreading coronavirus, new government guidance has warned. The Department for Education said...

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