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Some students may need to repeat a year if they can’t get a grade, says exam board chief

Some pupils may need to repeat a year if they have missed too much learning to be awarded grades this year, an exam board chief has said. Jill Duffy, the chief executive of OCR, said a “small number” of young people might have “lost so much learning that it would be difficult to award them […]

Covid catch-up strategy not ‘integrated’ enough, and 6 other things we learned at education committee

Ministers’ catch-up strategy is not “integrated” enough, and “long-term” reform is needed to help pupils in the wake of the Covid pandemic, the government’s education recovery commissioner has said. Sir Kevan Collins, the former chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation recently recently appointed to lead the government’s catch-up efforts, gave evidence to the parliamentary […]

DfE cuts early career framework funding rates

The government has cut funding rates for the national rollout of its early career framework (ECF), claiming this year’s teacher pay freeze means it will cost less to take new teachers out of the classroom. The Department for Education has confirmed today that schools outside London will receive £2,100 for each pair of early career […]

Lubavitch academy trust rapped again over finances

An academy trust founded by a Conservative peer has been warned for a second time over its finances after posting a deficit of over £1.2 million and receiving a bailout from the government. The Lubavitch Multi-Academy Trust, which runs three Jewish schools in Hackney, London, has been issued with a second financial notice to improve […]

Oak Academy mulls use of quiz results to contribute to learning loss research

The Oak National Academy is looking at how it can use millions of quiz results from pupils to help schools determine learning lost during the pandemic. Pupils using the online learning platform usually complete quizzes at the end of sessions. Oak is exploring potential research partnerships in a bid to share the data with schools […]

Government’s 拢4m catch-up resources could be ‘downloadable, printable’ materials

The government has said its £4 million pledge for catch-up resources may take the form of “printable” documents, prompting concerns the scheme could cost schools millions of pounds. The Department for Education is looking to spend £3.9 million on catch-up materials for the next academic year, possibly including “diagnostic tests” to help teachers find gaps […]

School staff won’t be prioritised for vaccine as government continues with age-based approach

School staff will not be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations over other workers in the next phase of immunisation, the government has confirmed. But education workers in their forties will be next in line for the jab along with all others in that age group once phase two begins, after ministers confirmed the age-based approach to […]

Exams 2021: Heads will have to confirm pupils have learned ‘sufficient content’ for progression

Headteachers will have to confirm GCSE and A-level students have been taught “sufficient content” to allow them to progress to the next stage in their education when submitting teacher assessment grades this year. Ofqual has this morning published its response to the consultation on plans to replace exams with teacher assessments this summer. The Department […]

Exams 2021: Externally-set questions to be ‘optional’ for schools

Schools won’t be forced to use externally-set questions when determining their pupils’ GCSE and A-level grades this year, the government has confirmed. Teacher assessments will be used to issue grades to pupils this summer after formal exams were cancelled following partial school closures. A joint consultation by Ofqual and the Department for Education last month […]

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Author: Samantha Booth