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DfE’s Covid failures revealed: the NAO’s key findings

The Department for Education has been told to take “swift action” to review its response to the covid-19 pandemic...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Exams 2021: Schools offered £200 grant to give private candidates grades

Schools will be able to claim a £200 government grant per entry to cover the costs of assessing private...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Government unable to back up promises on school mental health support

The government has pledged to accelerate the roll-out of mental health support teams (MHSTs) for schools – but was...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Government asks Capita for cash back over cancelled SATs

The government is in talks over its £109 million contract with outsourcing firm Capita to manage primary school tests...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Inside the government’s plan to take tutoring mainstream

As ministers start the hunt for an organisation to run the National Tutoring Programme for its second year, Schools...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Exams 2021: 9 things we learned from Gibb and Ofqual at education committee

Schools minister Nick Gibb and officials from exams regulator Ofqual were quizzed this morning over plans to replace formal...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Speed read: What the DfE’s updated Covid contingency framework means for schools

Schools may be asked to restrict attendance to vulnerable and key worker children and certain year groups as a...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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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