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BBC News
Marcus Rashford’s budget cookery serves up fish finger sandwich
SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingMarcus Rashford might be a world-class athlete, but he can still see the value in a fish finger sandwich.That's one of the cheap a
22 April, 2021
TikTok sued for billions over use of children’s data
SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightGetty ImagesTikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield over
21 April, 2021
Universities ‘must do more to tackle sexual harassment’
SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightGetty ImagesStudents must feel confident that they can report incidents of sexual assault or harassment on campus a
19 April, 2021
Big Ask: Children in England asked their hopes for post-Covid future
SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightPA MediaMillions of children across England are being asked to contribute to a survey about their hopes for the fut
19 April, 2021
Priti Patel: Facebook encryption plan ‘must not hamper child protection’
SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightReutersFacebook's plans to roll out encryption across its messaging services could jeopardise ongoing work to comba
19 April, 2021
Would universities call parents in a mental health crisis?
SharecloseShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightGetty Images"I got a knock on the door at 2.45 in the morning," says Lee Fryatt.It was the police. His son Daniel,
18 April, 2021
Schools Week News
Pupil wellbeing ‘dashboards’ to help school support
Schools in Manchester will be able to use a pupil wellbeing dashboard to see how well their students are coping in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A £900,000 pioneeri
01 February, 2021
Boards back down on exam fees demand
Schools can now delay paying exam fees after boards offered concessions following a backlash about their plans to raise prices in a year when exams will not be held. A Scho
01 February, 2021Joining live lessons won’t be ‘the norm’, says Ofsted
Ofsted has reassured schools that inspectors will not be joining pupils’ live lessons as “the norm” during its remote monitoring inspections this term. New guidance last we
30 January, 2021
Heads want refunds after pupil premium change
Headteachers want refunds for the thousands of pounds they say they will lose after the government changed its method for handing out pupil premium cash. The Department for
30 January, 2021
Students make up half of respondents to ‘largest ever’ exams consultation
Nearly 47,000 students have responded to the government’s call to have their say on replacing exams this summer – making up half of all responses in what is thought to be t
29 January, 2021Ofqual loses Stacey’s input as 2021 committee disbanded
An Ofqual committee originally set up to oversee the summer exam series is to be disbanded as GCSE and A-levels have been cancelled. It means the experienced former chief r
29 January, 2021
The Independent News
Covid: Foreign holiday destinations to get ‘traffic-light’ grades based on vaccine rollout, reports say
Foreign getaway destinations will be ranked under a traffic light system, with fewer restrictions tied to the places boasting the lowest coronavirus rates and high vaccinat
01 April, 2021
Schoolboy, 14, drowns at waterfall on hottest March day in 50 years
A teenage boy has died following an incident at a waterfall in West Yorkshire.A large emergency response was seen around Goit Stock Woods on Tuesday evening, with several a
31 March, 2021
More than half of girls suffer sexual harassment on school, college or university grounds — poll
More than half of girls in the UK have been subjected to sexual harassment on school, college or university grounds, according to a new study.Plan International UK, which p
31 March, 2021
UK politics news – live: Race report ‘glorifies slave trade,’ says MP and school sex abuse review is launched
Today's daily politics briefingThe shadow justice secretary David Lammy has branded the government’s race report an “insult”, with campaigners condemning its suggestion tha
31 March, 2021
Batley Grammar School announces independent investigation into Prophet Muhammad cartoon incident
An independent investigation has been launched into the incident which saw an image of the Prophet Muhammad shown in a lesson at a Yorkshire school, sparking protests. The
31 March, 2021
Schools set to make curriculum changes amid testimonies of sexual harassment and violence
Schools are looking at new initiatives and making changes after Sarah Everard’s death and testimonies of sexual harassment in education have sparked calls for more action t
31 March, 2021
The Guardian News
UK charity gives out 2.5m food parcels as need hits historic high
A record 2.5m food parcels were given out to people in crisis by the UK’s biggest food bank charity during the first year of the pandemic as low-income families experienced
22 April, 2021
Tommy Robinson’s ‘lies’ about Syrian schoolboy forced family to flee, court told
The family of a Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked in a Huddersfield playground had to flee the town after the far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson aired “entire
21 April, 2021
Students applying to university should get places on actual grades, says Ucas
Students applying to university should be offered places based on their actual results rather than their predicted grades, the universities admissions service will say this
20 April, 2021
Capitol police officer injured in attack died of natural causes, examiner says
Brian Sicknick, a Capitol police officer injured while confronting rioters during the 6 January insurrection, suffered a stroke and died of natural causes, the Washington D
20 April, 2021
New Asda owners snap up fast food chain Leon
The billionaire brothers behind the petrol station business EG Group have snapped up the fast food chain Leon Restaurants for £100m, just months after acquiring the superma
18 April, 2021
20 years of Observer Food Monthly: 20 key moments in food
1 The rise and fall of celebrity chefsBy the time OFM launched in April 2001, Gordon, Heston, Hugh, Jamie and others were already on a spectacular trajectory. These were th
18 April, 2021
Ofsted News
Guidance: Early years inspection handbook
Published 14 May 2019 Last updated 19 April 2021 + show all updates 19 April 2021 Edits throughout: please see 'Summary of changes' for more
19 April, 2021Guidance: Inspecting schools: guidance for parents
Published 5 August 2014 Last updated 19 April 2021 + show all updates 19 April 2021 Updated details of how we will inspect schools that were
19 April, 2021Guidance: Section 8 school inspection handbook
Published 14 May 2019 Last updated 19 April 2021 + show all updates 19 April 2021 Edits throughout: see 'Summary of changes' for details.
19 April, 2021Guidance: School inspection handbook
Published 14 May 2019 Last updated 19 April 2021 + show all updates 19 April 2021 Edits throughout: see 'Summary of changes' for details.
19 April, 2021Guidance: Selecting new schools and schools that undergo significant change for inspection
Introduction This guidance explains how Ofsted selects new schools for inspection. It covers first inspections of different types of academy schools, including free school
19 April, 2021Guidance: Inspecting schools: guide for maintained and academy schools
Introduction Schools can use this guide to help them understand the inspection process, including timings, notice that we give, judgements that we make and what happens af
19 April, 2021
