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DfE’s Covid-19 helpline goes down days before schools reopen

The Department for Education’s Covid-19 helpline is unable to take any calls from school leaders due to technical issues...

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Majority of teachers’ mental health declines

More than half of teachers say their mental health has declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the lack of...

James Carr
James Carr
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Revealed: Ofqual warned of algorithm legal risk

Ofqual warned the government that exam boards could face legal challenges over the issuing of statistically moderated grades, newly...

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: AQA exam portal is ‘ripe for human error’, schools warn

An exam board’s online portal that requires schools to input potentially thousands of teacher-assessed grades one-by-one is “ripe for...

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Tests for pupils with symptoms, no PPE needed and classes of 15

Pupils eligible to return to school on June 1 will have “access” to coronavirus testing, the Department for Education...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker