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Covid catch-up lag, safety concerns, teaching hours’ controversy, funding

Oct 31, 2021 | October 21

News catch-up Making the headlines this month: Covid catch-up lag, teaching hours’ controversy; Covid safety concerns; funding news… Covid catch-up lag Disadvantaged pupils lag behind in Covid catch up, finds new data from the DfE. Recovery in secondary schools has...

Future of exams, lack of recovery cash, back to school plans

Sep 8, 2021 | September 21

Future of exams in balance ASCL wants next year’s exam grades to be pegged back to pre-Covid standards. TAG issue But Schools Minister Nick Gibb told the Education Select Committee that the teacher-assessed grades (TAG) ‘reflected’ how the exam system...

New Covid measures, call for reduced timetable, concerns over arts

Aug 27, 2021 | August 21

Covid measures released for new school year As schools prepared for the start of the new year, government announced new measures to deal with Covid safety and potential disruptions to learning. For many, this was once again ‘too little, too late’. ...

Covid: impact on behaviour, ventilation matters, effect on exams

Aug 20, 2021 | August 21

Covid rules ‘improve pupil behaviour’ Some Covid safety measures have led to better pupil behaviour – and schools plan on keeping them in place as a result. Better for staff and pupils In its response to the government’s consultation on behaviour,...

GCSE results expose inequalities

Aug 13, 2021 | August 21

As GCSE results followed A-levels with new highs, it also became clear that pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were falling further behind. Widening gap Out of pupils achieving grades 7 and above, the gap between those from private schools and their academy...

Covid catch-up lag, safety concerns, teaching hours’ controversy, funding

Future of exams, lack of recovery cash, back to school plans

New Covid measures, call for reduced timetable, concerns over arts

Covid: impact on behaviour, ventilation matters, effect on exams

GCSE results expose inequalities

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