Politics

School budget cuts follow national insurance change

Treasury confirms it will claw back compensation for public sector bodies in future years

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Schools should collect plan B exams evidence, government proposes

Ministers also looking to consult on long-term contigency plans for exams after 'learning importance' of system resilience

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Ofqual chief: Schools don’t need another ‘big assessment experiment’

Dr Jo Saxton said she is not a' grade inflation warrior' but wants 'fairest' qualifications for students

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Ministers confirm exams and grading plan for 2023

Grades will return to pre-pandemic standards, but with 'soft landing' protections and exam aids in some subjects

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Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Pilot dashboard for schools to track tutoring impact

Aim to create 'more streamlined, user-friendly' school data on National Tutoring Programme

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Council halts hot free school meals over recruitment crisis

Free school meal pupils instead given 'grab bag' cold lunch, as caterers warn of potential for wider winter disruption...

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Samantha Booth
News

Promised special free schools fail to open

The first schools were due to open from this month. But Schools Week analysis found just one in its...

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Samantha Booth
Exams

Ofqual seeks schools’ evidence on BTEC results delays

Two week window to open for schools to submit evidence on summer delays

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Ministers ‘drag heels’ over ‘crucial’ fire safety advice

'Crucial' consultation on fire safety closed over a year ago

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Samantha Booth