Covid | Schools Week Education News, Policy & School Leadership Insight Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:00:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SW-dot-logo-54x54.png Covid | Schools Week 32 32 Johnson considered sacking Williamson after Covid exam chaos /johnson-considered-sacking-williamson-after-covid-exam-chaos/ /johnson-considered-sacking-williamson-after-covid-exam-chaos/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:00:18 +0000 /?p=236801

The former Conservative PM told the Covid inquiry he was in a 'homicidal mood' following the 2020 grading scandal

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DfE permanent secretary tells the Covid Inquiry mass testing would have been 'executed really well' in January 2021 - but No 10 instead closed schools again

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Covid inquiry sees expletive-riddled text sent by Gavin Williamson to Boris Johnson over school closures and catch-up tsar's appointment

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