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Pupil wellbeing ‘dashboards’ to help school support

Schools in Manchester will be able to use a pupil wellbeing dashboard to see how well their students are...

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Boards back down on exam fees demand

Schools can now delay paying exam fees after boards offered concessions following a backlash about their plans to raise...

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Samantha Booth
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Ofqual loses Stacey’s input as 2021 committee disbanded

An Ofqual committee originally set up to oversee the summer exam series is to be disbanded as GCSE and...

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Samantha Booth
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Students make up half of respondents to ‘largest ever’ exams consultation

Nearly 47,000 students have responded to the government’s call to have their say on replacing exams this summer –...

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Samantha Booth
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Councils seize initiative to give Covid-19 vaccine to special school staff

Thousands of special school staff are being offered the Covid-19 vaccine as councils include them in the priority roll-out...

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Samantha Booth
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Action taken into alleged SATs maladministration drops after heads given right to challenge

Enforcement action taken by the government into alleged maladministration in primary school tests fell in 2019 after the investigation...

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Samantha Booth
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7 school policies to solve the Covid children mental health crisis

Aspiring school leaders should be encouraged to work in alternative provision settings before stepping up so they are better...

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Samantha Booth
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Extra uni or college year could ‘solve lost learning’ says social mobility commissioner

An extra year at university or college could solve pupils’ lost learning, a social mobility champion has suggested. Sammy...

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Samantha Booth
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DfE’s Covid catch-up scheme set for expansion

The government is aiming to nearly double the number of children who will next year receive tuition under its...

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Samantha Booth