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GCSEs 2021: No ‘Weimar’ grade inflation, says Ofqual
Chief regulator Simon Lebus denies teacher A-level and GCSE grading this year will mean 'prizes for all'
GCSEs 2021: Don’t let parents sway grades teachers told
Ofqual chair tells heads that arriving at GCSE and A-level grades should not be a negotiation with students or their parents
‘Over-centralisation revealed as weakness’ in pandemic
Catch-up tsar says the Covid crisis has exposed both the 'limits of over-centralisation' but also the 'commitment' of teachers to their communities
Catch-up tsar not interested in ‘scattergun gimmicks’
Sir Kevan Collins says he is focused on doing 'a few things well' to support Covid recovery
Only 0.06% of school Covid tests positive last week
First statistics covering the week all pupils returned reveals 4.5m lateral flow tests taken in schools but less than 3,000 positive
England a world leader in teacher stress
More than two in three teachers in England report being stressed by school accountability measures compared to 45% global average
Call for ‘catch-up’ fund to tackle disrupted learning
Fund would pay for tutors and wellbeing workshops in a bid to equalise education opportunities, says children’s charity
Primaries’ catch-up cash ‘wiped out’ by funding shift
DfE change to pupil premium policy comes at 'exceptionally bad time', headteachers warn
Bill to end union ‘closed shop’ clears first hurdle
MPs back change in law to allow teachers to seek broader representation in legal hearings
Government laptop and internet fund fails to hit target
Drive to provide digital devices and internet connectivity for disadvantaged pupils has not had expected reach
Proportion of pupils in school doubles
Monday marked the beginning of the second phase of the return to school in Scotland – we look at the attendance figures
Covid leaves teachers ‘drained and frustrated’
International school teachers feel angry, overwhelmed and stressed due to extra demands of pandemic, poll shows
GCSEs 2021: ‘Car crash’ plan to share test materials
Government criticised over decision to let GCSE and A-level students see external tasks before they sit them
Extending school time ‘must not feel like a punishment’
Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman says extending the school day will be time wasted if pupils switch off
GCSEs 2021: 7 Ofqual proposals for autumn exams
Exams thrown open to 'all', no marks for coursework and five other suggestions in Ofqual's consultation out today
No return to normal Ofsted inspections until autumn
Amanda Spielman tells ASCL conference talks with government are still ongoing about what Ofsted will be doing next term
Only 44% of catch-up tutoring helps poorest pupils
Headteachers warn that government's National Tutoring Programme is 'the most complicated system imaginable'
£200m in catch-up cash taken out of education funds
Billion-pound recovery fund pledged in June last year was not all new Treasury money, report finds
How DfE Covid helpline failed as schools needed it most
Last March, with Covid closures looming, average DfE helpline waiting time was 35 minutes and half of callers gave up
Covid catch-up tutors meet no more than third of demand
Some 66 per cent of pupils allocated tutoring places had still not started sessions last month, says watchdog
‘Very clear’ that CfE review can’t be seen before June
MSPs had questioned why draft version of review of Scottish curriculum could not be shared before May elections
‘Stop school exclusions,’ says DfE’s mental health tsar
Alex George follows children's commissioner to become second DfE-appointed tsar today to call for an end to exclusions
Schools back a week and DfE laptop target still not met
News that 32,549 of 1.3m devices pledged are still undelivered comes on day that DfE's laptops contractor announces £206m profit
Back to school week saw at least 85% pupils attending
Headteachers welcome 'high' attendance revealed in new DfE figures for week all pupils were due back, but warn of 'bumpy' road ahead