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DfE advice on when schools should use remote education: 8 key findings

Remote learning can be used to ‘reintegrate’ some absent pupils and also for those who are off with infections, guidance says

One in three schools hit by fraudsters impersonating staff emails

Schools have been warned they face particular cyber-security risks on exam and results days

BESA threatens legal action over ‘unlawful’ DfE plans for Oak

The British Education Suppliers Association claims government breached rules on subsidies, procurement and consultation

New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears

The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime

Oak academy to move into public hands with ‘no privatisation’ and independence condition

Education secretary will say he’s committed to building on the ‘by teachers, for teachers’ approach behind its launch’

Education forward: tending to the digital shoots of lockdown learning

“In technology terms we have probably leapt forward further in five weeks than we would have achieved without the virus in two years.” Trevor Taylor, COO, The Constellation Trust, Hull.

Teacher survey on remote learning: 5 things we learned

Pupils in the poorest areas covered only two-thirds of the material while learning remotely as their peers in the classroom, new figures show. The gap between online and in-school learning was larger in schools with more deprived pupils than those in wealthier areas. The data was released as part of Office for National Statistics research […]

DfE seeks public ownership of Oak as budget set to halve next term

The Department for Education wants to take Oak National Academy into public ownership, according to the group behind the project, and its budget will be halved next term. The Reach Foundation has announced Oak will “stay open and free to use for at least the next two terms” after the DfE approved another grant worth […]

Revealed: Oak bosses’ bid for £41m payday

Oak bosses would have been in line for a £41 million payday under their preferred proposal for the future of the online school. A Schools Week investigation revealed last week how Oak’s management team submitted plans to turn the taxpayer-funded online school into a private company. The proposal was withdrawn after being deemed ‘unworkable’. But […]