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Ofqual’s proposals for awarding vocational and technical qualifications: A speed read

Ofqual has today published a consultation on how it proposes to award vocational and technical qualifications this summer. Here’s...

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Freddie Whittaker
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How the government’s free school meals voucher scheme is leaving children without food

“I’ve got nothing. No milk, no bread, no food, nothing.” That was the voicemail message a school received from...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Williamson seeks to reassure heads over free laptops scheme

The government hopes its first batch of free laptops and tablets will reach pupils “within weeks”, despite an initial...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: School staff to get free tests

School staff who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be will be able to access free tests, the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: DfE’s free laptops portal launch delayed

An application process for academy trusts and councils to secure free laptops for vulnerable and disadvantaged children has been...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Aldi joins national free school meal voucher scheme

The supermarket chain Aldi has joined the government’s national free school meals voucher scheme. Vicky Ford, the children’s minister,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: School attendance around 1%, finds DfE analysis

Around 1 per cent of pupils are attending school under the coronavirus lockdown, new data from the Department for...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Struggling academies offered help from resource management advisers

Academies in financial difficulty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic may be offered help from the government’s cost-cutting...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Schools will get ‘proper notice’ before they reopen, says Williamson

Schools will get “proper notice” before they reopen so they are “able to prepare” for the return of pupils,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker