Ofqual chief admits exam board mistakes caused ‘distress’ Chief regulator Jo Saxton also told school leaders handwriting is ‘here to stay’, and warn they face worse results than 2021
Long Covid affects 1 in 20 secondary pupils, study suggests Pupils with symptoms 12 weeks or more after getting Covid are also more likely to suffer mental health problems
DfE wants schools to find £1bn savings to cover rising bills The DfE also vowed to help schools cut energy and water use, fund more finance training and improve flood and crime defences
Schools brace for Covid exams disruption as pupil anxiety rises Invigilator shortages, requests to sit exams in separate rooms and Covid infections cause major headache for heads, says union
DfE to let councils invest absence fines in attendance support The DfE has also published more prescriptive guidance for schools, trusts and councils on attendance policies
Exams 2022: Invigilator rules relaxed over shortage fears But experts warns schools still face ‘huge challenge’ in securing enough invigilators
New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime
Schools can help eradicate outdated myth that physics isn’t for girls Recent comments by ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ suggesting girls ‘naturally’ don’t like physics, are damaging and outdated, writes Rachel Youngman
Herrington: ‘We’ll miss targets if trusts act in their own interest’ Meeting literacy and numeracy targets will require academies’ and councils cooperating, says national schools commissioner