Education News
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BBC News
Christmas: How will university students get home in time?
Everything you need to know about Covid testing and getting home safely from university.
01 December, 2020Ofsted points to total school disruption in some areas
Regional Ofsted bosses say schooling has been 'completely disrupted' by Covid-19 in some areas.
01 December, 2020Vulnerable children in lockdown ‘national concern’
Ofsted's annual report warns of children out of sight and in danger during the pandemic.
01 December, 2020Covid: How might GCSE and A-levels work this summer?
An announcement about plans for next summer's exams in England is expected later this week.
30 November, 2020Scotland starts mass testing of students
Two new mass testing programmes are under way in a bid to drive down infection rates before Christmas.
30 November, 2020Covid: Single parents ‘struggling’ as children forced to self-isolate
Parents whose children are having to isolate after cases in their schools say they are going without pay.
30 November, 2020
Schools Week News
8 key findings from the NAO’s free meals national voucher scheme investigation
The National Audit Office has today published its investigation into the Department for Education’s national free school meal voucher scheme. The report highlights many of
02 December, 2020
‘Too many parents had to wait too long’: NAO probe exposes free meal voucher failures
Parents were left waiting “too long” for financial support under the government’s national free school meal voucher scheme, according to a probe that has exposed officials’
02 December, 2020
Institute for Effective Education to close after struggle to secure funding
A research charity will close at the end of this week after finding it “impossible” to secure further funding during the pandemic In a post on its website, the Institute fo
01 December, 2020Schools told they will be ‘on call’ until Christmas eve for track and trace
Schools will “effectively be on call” until Christmas eve to help with coronavirus contact tracing, a council has warned headteachers. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole c
01 December, 2020Covid: Pupil absence stabilises after recent fall, but disruption still ‘significant’
The drop in pupil attendance has seemingly plateaued, but around one in 10 pupils still remain absent from school for Covid-related reasons. The latest attendance data from
01 December, 2020
Spielman ‘not expecting’ graded inspections from January
Ofsted is not expecting to resume graded inspections in January, the chief inspector of schools has said. Speaking at the launch of the watchdog’s latest annual report, Ama
01 December, 2020
The Independent News
Thousands of parents unable to obtain free school meal vouchers at peak of pandemic as IT system failed
Thousands of parents were forced to bombard a helpline in search of missing free school meals vouchers, because a firm picked to turn the scheme lacked the IT system needed
02 December, 2020Seven-year-old boy in serious condition after being hit by car near school
Collision happened during the school run on Tuesday morning
01 December, 2020
Would a no-deal Brexit mean food shortages or price rises?
For most Britons, the impact of the UK’s transition to Brexit will first be noticed when they go to the supermarket to stock up on food and drink after the festive break.Wi
01 December, 2020Almost half of foodbank users having money deducted from benefits by government
‘Our welfare system should increase people’s security, not suffering’, Trussell Trust chief says
01 December, 2020Germany’s Merkel: Brexit no-deal would set bad example
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Britain and the European Union would set a bad example if they fail to reach a deal on their future relationship, but again insisted th
30 November, 2020
Brighton: How Britain’s most sustainable city for food is setting a thriving example for the rest of us
This particular squash was saved from a supermarket bin, then prepared by teenagers from a working-class estate during a six-week cooking course.They were persuaded to join
29 November, 2020
The Guardian News
Studying solo: how to prepare for online exams at home
After about 17 years in formal education, some university students are being asked to take their final exams online – in a different format than they’ve ever experienced. T
02 December, 2020
Firm given free school meals voucher contract despite ‘limited evidence’ of capability
An investigation into the free school meal voucher fiasco, which left many families without food during lockdown, has found the government signed contracts worth up to £425
02 December, 2020
Dear Gavin Williamson, just admit it: schools spread Covid | Michael Rosen
I wonder if you saw this post on Twitter from 24 November: “‘Your child will experience a mild illness’. This is what I was told when school sent my child home following a
01 December, 2020
UK food bank trust says half of users repaying universal credit debts
It is now more common for people using food banks to be in debt to the government than to family and friends or payday loan companies, the Trussell Trust has said.The UK’s
01 December, 2020
Arizona and Wisconsin certify Joe Biden's win as Trump continues to challenge results – live
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30 November, 2020
Moderna Covid vaccine has 94% efficacy, final results confirm
Final results from the trials of Moderna’s vaccine against Covid-19 confirm it has 94% efficacy and nobody who was vaccinated with it developed severe disease, says the com
30 November, 2020
Ofsted News
Assurance visits: boarding schools
Introduction Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), Ofsted suspended all routine inspections in March 2020. As part of a phased return to routine inspection, we are carrying out as
02 December, 2020
Speech: Amanda Spielman launches Ofsted’s Annual Report 2019/20
Thank you all, for coming to this virtual launch of my annual report. As you are having to watch on a screen, I’m going to be briefer than usual. Many of you will be listen
01 December, 2020
Press release: Ofsted warns of risk to children ‘out of sight’ during pandemic
Launching this year’s Ofsted Annual Report, Amanda Spielman said that school closures during the first national lockdown had a ‘dramatic impact’ on the number of child prot
01 December, 2020Transparency data: Stuck schools by region: August 2020
A ‘stuck’ school is a school that has: had consistently poor inspection outcomes throughout the last 13 years been judged to be inadequate, satisfactory or to require impro
01 December, 2020
Statistical data set: Children’s social care data for the Ofsted Annual Report 2019/20
Children's social care data for the Ofsted Annual report 2019/2020 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 3.5MB This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an
01 December, 2020Corporate report: Ofsted Annual Report 2019/20: education, children’s services and skills
The Annual Report looks at schools, early years, further education and skills and children’s social care for the academic year 2019 to 2020. Ofsted’s findings are based on
01 December, 2020
