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Chief medical officer sets out disruption that Covid surge could cause in schools this winter without the 12-15 age group jabs

The National Reference ÌÇÐÄVlogt will explore impact of the pandemic on learning but not yet clear if it will help shape 2022 exam grades

Minister says threats being made against schools by anti-vaccine protesters are a ‘very big issue’

Former schools minister says it would a ‘tragedy’ to abandon government reforms on curriculum or teacher training

Jo Saxton, the new Ofqual chief regulator, says students will be at the ‘heart of every decision we make’

Move means A level study can include Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker prize winning novel Girl, Woman, Other at A level from September

The ASCL school leaders’ union also appeals for GCSE reform and warns that students sit too many exams in summer term

Running additional assessments would ‘place excess workload on teachers, lecturers and learners’, SQA says

Your guide to schools’ role in the latest Covid vaccination drive, with jabs offered to pupils aged 12 to 15

Headteachers are being advised to get in touch with pupil vaccine team at ‘first opportunity’ to establish ‘what security planning they have in place’

What are the most common types of teacher bias? And how can we avoid it impacting judgements in assessments?

The first minister has also announced that face coverings will continue to be worn in schools until at least the October holidays