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Attendance league tables will be ‘relief map of pandemic’

Ranking schools in league tables based on their attendance will just become a “relief map of the pandemic”, one...

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Government drops expectation of daily checks on isolating pupils

The government has ditched official advice stating teachers should “ideally” check in with isolating pupils every day. Instead, schools...

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Schools Week Reporter
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Ofqual chief issues sobering warning over ‘intractable’ problem of regional learning loss

The gap in learning loss across different regions is “one of the most intractable issues” and any potential solutions...

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Institute for Effective Education to close after struggle to secure funding

A research charity will close at the end of this week after finding it “impossible” to secure further funding...

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Ampleforth College ordered to stop admitting new pupils over safeguarding failures

A prestigious private school known as the “Catholic Eton” has been ordered by the government to stop admitting new...

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Revealed: The winners of the 2020 Pearson Teaching Awards

Ten UK teachers and schools have been honoured in the 2020 Pearson Teaching Awards for their dedicated work in...

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Schools Week Reporter
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Exams 2021: What’s on the table as deadline looms

Despite waiting for months, Schools Week understands the government will fall short of its pledge to communicate the plans...

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Sir Jon Coles appointed to Ofqual’s recovery committee

The head of one of the country’s largest academy trusts has been appointed to a committee set up to...

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Heads back university admissions shake-up as UCAS sets out ‘radical options’

Heads have backed plans to shake up the university admissions process so that pupils apply for places after receiving...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter