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Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?
As a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem
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GCSEs 2021: ‘Heads misunderstand exam board workload’
Heads calling for £135 million exam fees rebate have been accused by exam board of 'misunderstanding' its workload
Exam details shared on another social media platform
Students have migrated from TikTok to less known social media site, where entire exam papers are being shared
GCSE: ‘DfE mustn’t forget its pledge to trust teachers’
Government has dumped GCSE and A-level assessment on overburdened teachers – you deserve our thanks, says Alison Peacock
GCSEs 2021: ‘We need to keep an eye on grade inflation’
Ofqual chair says there will "have to be a distribution of grades" in results this year and warns "we can't give everyone an A"
GCSEs 2022: Exams are still ‘plan A’, says Ofqual
Planning for academic year ahead is 'happening intensively at the moment', according to Ofqual chair
Modern studies teacher elected as an MP
Modern studies lesson comes to life for teacher who taught students about representation of minority groups
WATCH: Will pupil premium ‘cut’ risk teacher jobs?
From redundancies to plans put 'on hold' – one primary head tells ÌÇÐÄVlog how his budget has been knocked by the DfE's 'stealth cut'
Exclusive: Teachers ‘thrown under bus’ on school masks
WATCH: Head speaks out as unions advise schools to continue requiring face masks to be worn until the summer
Covid catch-up needs £13.5bn over 3 years, say experts
Longer school days and incentives for teachers to work in challenging areas part of new think-tank recovery plan
ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards 2021: the shortlist
We reveal the finalists for 2021's (virtual) ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards
Covid catch-up plan: Pay teachers to work in poor areas
A major new report says education recovery will cost £13.5bn over three years – and details how cash should be spent
When is an SQA exam not an SQA exam?
With papers being leaked on TikTok, the SQA 'exams' situation is even more perilous than last year's – and that's saying something
GCSEs 2021: Subject matter cut down for autumn exams
Changes to ancient history, history and English literature GCSEs planned for summer 2021 exams will go ahead in autumn
WIlliamson quizzed over 2021-22 NTP contract
Shadow education secretary says the education secretary is focusing on the 'wrong priorities' following the impact of the pandemic
Child abuse inquiry hears impact of beatings in school
Former boarding school student tells how beatings ‘still disturb me’ decades later
Collection of English and maths attainment data halted
But only in secondaries as primary school data will still be gathered to monitor Covid impact on the attainment gap
Ofqual: University shake-up could harm A-level marking
Exam regulator warns that a move to post-qualifications university admissions could put pressure on A-level marking
Why we need positive discrimination in our schools
Conventional uses of pupil premium funding help affluent pupils just as much as the disadvantaged, says Mark Unwin
Why league tables don’t reflect schools’ amazing work
A school feels 'under attack' when put at the bottom of a narrow-focused league table, says headteacher Shelley McLaren
What will your school do with Year 11s after TAGs?
Schools will be in the unusual position of knowing which of their students have failed to get the grades they wanted
Top scientist: ‘It’s dangerous not to wear masks now’
Given the risk of new Covid variants, it's not the time to take masks out of classrooms, says Professor Trish Greenhalgh
Not enough support for SEND pupils, warns Ofsted
Watchdog finds that some schools are delivering a curriculum that does not meet SEND pupils' needs
Ofsted: TAs need subject training to help SEND pupils
Watchdog says teaching assistants need 'robust subject-specific' knowledge to better support SEND pupils in mainstream
Covid inquiry must probe DfE response, say teachers
Union warns that 'lessons must be learned' from the government's record on education during the pandemic