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Covid testing: Over half of heads report problems obtaining consent

Obtaining parental consent has been the most common problem headteachers have faced during Covid testing in schools, a survey...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Data reveals scale of National Tutoring Programme’s northern challenge

New data has revealed big variations in take-up of the government’s National Tutoring Programme across England, with schools in...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Some students may need to repeat a year if they can’t get a grade, says exam board chief

Some pupils may need to repeat a year if they have missed too much learning to be awarded grades...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Covid catch-up strategy not ‘integrated’ enough, and 6 other things we learned at education committee

Ministers’ catch-up strategy is not “integrated” enough, and “long-term” reform is needed to help pupils in the wake of...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

DfE cuts early career framework funding rates

The government has cut funding rates for the national rollout of its early career framework (ECF), claiming this year’s...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Lubavitch academy trust rapped again over finances

An academy trust founded by a Conservative peer has been warned for a second time over its finances after...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Oak Academy mulls use of quiz results to contribute to learning loss research

The Oak National Academy is looking at how it can use millions of quiz results from pupils to help...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Government’s £4m catch-up resources could be ‘downloadable, printable’ materials

The government has said its £4 million pledge for catch-up resources may take the form of “printable” documents, prompting...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

School staff won’t be prioritised for vaccine as government continues with age-based approach

School staff will not be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations over other workers in the next phase of immunisation, the...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth