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Ofqual predicts more technology in exams after pandemic ‘catalyst’

Ofqual’s chief regulator said they anticipate more tech-driven changes in the qualifications market due to the “catalyst” impact of...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE considers buying 360,000 abacuses to aid maths catch-up in schools

The Department for Education is considering buying up to 360,000 abacuses for use in up to 6,000 schools across...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Six key findings from Ofqual’s survey of teachers on 2020 grading

A third of school staff felt “undue pressure” on their professional judgment when issuing exam grades in 2020, according...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Exams declaration form must not put pressure on students, schools told

Schools are being warned not to use a new form that requires students to declare they understand this year’s...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

‘The stakes are high’: how a Dutch HR firm landed the flagship tutoring contract

Standing at the despatch box yesterday shadow education secretary Kate Green took her opposite number to task over the...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual consults on coursework and fieldwork changes for 2022 GCSEs and A-levels

Students could see changes to coursework and fieldwork for some GCSE and A-level subjects next year under proposals put...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Is the government fulfilling its £300m mental health promises?

Theresa May’s 2018 Green Paper on transforming children and young people’s mental health committed to a radical £300 million...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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‘Expulsions’ expelled: Critics persuade DfE to U-turn on exclusions lingo

The Department for Education is ditching its use of the “dated” word “expulsions” to describe permanent exclusions, after concerns...

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Samantha Booth
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Decision to axe £15m catch-up resources ‘not taken lightly’, says DfE

The decision to pull a £15 million contract to produce catch-up resources was “not taken lightly”, according to the...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth