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Oak principal says he ‘didn’t expect’ its success as data suggests half of teachers use the platform

The principal of the online Oak National Academy has said he “didn’t expect it to go as big or...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools scramble to sort inset days after 11th-hour Christmas edict

Schools are scrambling to reorganise their end of term plans after a last-ditch announcement by the government to ensure...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid-19: Mass testing planned in London, Kent and Essex secondaries

The government is rolling out mass coronavirus testing in secondary schools in the worst-affected areas of London, Kent and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE finally reveals Christmas contact-tracing rules

Schools will be asked to remain “on call” for the first six days of the Christmas holidays to help...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools can take inset day on Dec 18 so contact tracing stops by Christmas Eve

Schools will be allowed to designate December 18 as an inset day to enable staff involved in track and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Susan Acland-Hood made permanent boss at DfE

The Department for Education’s current acting boss will step up to the role on a permanent basis, it has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Covid advisory group signed gagging orders, DfE reveals

Twelve members of a group advising the Department for Education on its Covid-19 response have signed gagging orders. Schools...

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Senior staff ‘ignored our Covid fears’, say striking teachers

Teachers at a Wirral primary school are set to go on strike after claiming that senior staff repeatedly ignored...

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Government ‘misled’ school leaders over National Tutoring Programme cash

The government has been accused of misleading school leaders, pupils and parents after finally admitting that the £350 million...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker