Ofsted

Ofsted ditches Covid disruption deferral policy

The inspectorate has ditched its pandemic guidance, in a move dubbed 'premature' amid fears of resurgent Covid absences

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Tom Belger
News

United Learning snubs Oak quango and sets up rival website

England's largest trust say it's 'wrong' for government to 'take over' curriculum body

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Pearson faces record £1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work

'No evidence' students received the wrong outcomes but schools awarded £300k compensation

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Ex-ballerina to lead new cultural education plan

Baroness Deborah Bull will chair project to ensure schools offering 'rich and diverse' opportunities for all

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

GCSE results 2022: 8 key trends in England’s data

What did we learn from data on the first summer exams since 2019?

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Pearson warns 7,000 pupils won’t get BTEC results tomorrow

It comes as exam boards finally admit nearly 2,000 grades still to be issued five days after results day

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Samantha Booth and Billy Camden
Exams

Ofqual launches BTECs delay review but Pearson tight-lipped on number in limbo

Labour and sector leaders demand answers over four-day wait

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Ofsted should check Oak lessons are up to scratch, think tank urges

But national curriculum body dismisses the idea - saying it will remain 'by teachers for teachers'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Major exam reform the ‘last thing schools need’, warns ex-DfE adviser

'Incremental improvement' model would help 'resource-starved' schools, Sam Freedman says

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth