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24 Nov Communities

Ministers are not playing fair by our most disadvantaged communities

Already weakened and ill-equipped, local services have faced the costs of Covid. Far from ‘levelling up’, the government is pushing the most disadvantaged communities further into the ground.

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19 Oct Economy

Leading built environment bodies call for sprinklers in all schools

Leading bodies in the built environment have signed a joint statement calling on the Government to require the installation of sprinklers in schools, including the retrofitting of sprinklers in existing school buildings when relevant refurbishment takes place.

22 Sep Education

Independent schools can play a part in tackling regional inequality in education

There is an urgent need to address geographical inequality in education. A programme of digitally-based partnerships between independent and state schools could support communities most in need.

16 Sep Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Says Classes Shouldn't Be Sent Home Unless A Pupil Or School Teacher Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The prime minister has warned teachers not to send whole year groups or classes home unless a student or staff member receives a positive coronavirus test.

15 Sep Coronavirus

Teachers Say The Testing Crisis Is Already Hitting Schools So Hard They May Have To Close Down

Teachers have described the chaos of the coronavirus testing crisis now hitting schools, with some saying the diffculties caused by those unable to get tests is already so severe they may have to shut their doors.

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09 Sep Education

Grammar schools warned not to discriminate against disabled children during this year’s 11+ entry exams

All grammar schools in England have today been warned not to discriminate against disabled children during this year’s 11+ entry exams, following a successful legal challenge by a disabled child, funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

08 Sep Education

Black people have lived in Britain since before the English came here – it is time our curriculum reflected that

It is not possible to understand modern Britain without an understanding of its past. That means teaching the nearly 2000-years of black history in Britain in our schools

02 Sep Education

We need an urgent inquiry into the role of the welfare state to tackle widening inequality in Britain

The widening of the attainment gap in primary schools, due to a rising number of disadvantaged children living in persistent poverty should act as a stark wake up call to us all.

01 Sep Coronavirus

Government considering benchmark tests to reveal student ‘learning gaps’ amid calls to delay summer exams

The Education Secretary has suggested that students could undergo "benchmarking" assessments to understand the effects of school closures on their education.

30 Aug Coronavirus

Children who do not return to school next week risk 'huge dent in future life chances', says Gavin Williamson

Children who do not return to the classroom when schools return next week face a "huge dent in their future life chances", says Gavin Williamson.

29 Aug Education

Boris Johnson’s reputation is riding on getting schools back next week. So can he do it?

The Government’s entire coronavirus strategy rest on getting schools back open next week after months of remote learning. Eleanor Langford speaks to teachers, their unions and the chair of the Commons Education Committee to find out whether the crucial September 1 push can work.

26 Aug Coronavirus

Boris Johnson claims A-Level and GCSE results crisis was caused by ‘a mutant algorithm’

Boris Johnson has suggested the confusion over A-Level and GCSE grade estimates in recent weeks was due to a “mutant algorithm”.

26 Aug Coronavirus

Gavin Williamson urged to ‘get a grip’ as he faces fresh Tory backlash over school masks u-turn

Conservative MPs are urging the Education Secretary to “get a grip” as he faces a backlash over the Government u-turn on wearing masks in schools.

25 Aug Coronavirus

Boris Johnson says he could change face masks advice in schools but insists pupils are 'safe' to return

Boris Johnson has suggested he could U-turn on his opposition to the use of face masks but insisted schools remain "safe" to reopen from next week.

24 Aug Education

Gavin Williamson insists shutting schools in local lockdowns would be a ‘last resort’

Shutting schools in areas where localised lockdown restrictions are imposed would be a “last resort”, the Education Secretary has said, amid a government push to get children back in the classroom from next week.

24 Aug Coronavirus

Fines a ‘last resort’ for parents who don’t put their children back in school next week, says education minister

The Government will view fines for parents who do not put their children back in school next week as a “last resort”, an education minister has said.

23 Aug Coronavirus

Boris Johnson urges parents to prepare for school return as he says coronavirus risk to children is 'very small'

Boris Johnson has urged parents to prepare for schools to return as he insisted the risk to children from coronavirus is "very small".

14 Aug Coronavirus

Keir Starmer demands Scottish-style U-turn on A-levels ‘fiasco’ after results downgraded

Keir Starmer has called on the UK Government to copy Scotland and rip up a “fatally flawed” new system used for grading A-levels after hundreds of thousands of results were downgraded.

13 Aug Coronavirus

Labour hit out at A-level 'fiasco' after almost 40% of results downgraded

Labour branded the handling of A-levels by ministers a "fiasco" after more than a third of results were downgraded.

12 Aug Education

Hardworking pupils deserve better than this 'computer says no' approach to standardisation

All young people should get the grades they have worked so hard for. But the current system for awarding and moderating results risks discriminating against young people from disadvantaged backgrounds – and could result in a huge social injustice

12 Aug Coronavirus

UK Government vows ‘triple lock’ for A-level results in bid to avoid repeat of Scottish exams fiasco

Ministers are making a last-minute change to the A-level results system in a bid to avoid a repeat of problems that have dogged Scottish exams this year.

11 Aug Education

Almost 76,000 Scottish pupils get exam results upgraded after U-turn

Almost 76,000 Scottish pupils are set to get their exam results upgraded following a U-turn by ministers.

10 Aug Coronavirus

Boris Johnson says teachers doing an ‘incredible job’ as union warns staff ‘losing patience’ with school reopening plan

Boris Johnson has praised the “incredible job” done by teachers to get children back in the classroom, after a major union said staff were “losing patience” with the Government.

10 Aug Coronavirus

Teachers planning ‘week on-week off’ pattern if coronavirus surges amid Boris Johnson’s back-to-school push

Schools will teach pupils on a “week on-week off” rota if there is a fresh spike in coronavirus cases, a leading teaching union has warned Boris Johnson.