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Coronavirus: Concerns as school pupils seek supermarket jobs

Pupils who believe they have already passed their GCSEs and A-levels and have been trying to get supermarket and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Special QTS arrangements do not give trainees ‘free pass’

Trainee teachers must not receive a “free pass” under the new system for awarding qualified teacher status, new guidance...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Safeguarding fears over DfE’s list of online resources

The Department for Education has today released a list of free online resources to aid pupils’ learning as they...

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE says Easter holiday FSM funding is one-off

The government has announced it will reimburse schools that have paid for free school meals for children out of...

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: School closures play ‘marginal’ role in containing COVID-19

School closures will only have a “marginal” impact in containing the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools offer to stay open until 9.30pm to support key workers

Schools in one region are offering to operate between 6am and 9.30pm to provide care for children of key...

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Schools can only claim back if extra spend ‘threatens financial stability’

Schools will only be able to claim back for extra cash spent on covering coronavirus-issues if they are unable...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Admission appeal panels could be held by phone or video call

The government is considering allowing admission appeals to be heard by telephone or video call, after a senior official said...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Universities’ unconditional offers moratorium extended

A moratorium on unconditional university offers has been extended for another two weeks as regulators deal with the fallout...

James Carr
James Carr