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New crackdown on GCSE questions with middle-class bias

Exam boards have been given new guidance to make their papers more accessible. Tests should use clearer language, a clear and consistent layout, and “source material, context, images and colour in ways that do not disadvantage students”, regulator ...

12 May 2022 at 15:25

Heads condemn ‘confusing’ guidance for schools on living with Covid

Headteachers have criticised “confusing” new Government guidance issued to schools in England on how they should approach “living with Covid” from April 1. Advice published by the Department for Education on Thursday confirmed that routine ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Headteachers’ leaders call for return of free Covid tests

Headteachers’ leaders have criticised Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi for his “continued failure” to respond to them over the “acute” Covid situation in schools as they call for a reintroduction of free lateral flow tests. Free lateral ...

04 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Pupil attendance up but schools ‘at breaking point’ over Covid, say leaders

Pupil absences from school for coronavirus-related reasons have fallen over the past fortnight, the latest Government data shows. In total, 2.2% of pupils were off school for Covid-related reasons on March 31, down from 2.5% on March 17....

05 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Exam stress for pupils greater than before pandemic, headteachers tell survey

More than eight in 10 headteachers say their pupils are more stressed and anxious about exams this year than they were pre-pandemic. A survey by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) found that nearly 80% of schools and ...

11 May 2022 at 01:25

Teachers’ leaders call for Government to repair ‘damage’ to pay

Teachers’ leaders have called on the Government to give teachers a pay rise this year, to “urgently repair the damage” to school staff salaries. In a joint statement from unions representing almost all headteachers and teachers in ...

04 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Schools being ‘thrown to the wolves’ over league table decision

Schools are being “thrown to the wolves” over a decision to publish GCSE performance tables for 2022, headteachers will warn on Friday. Speaking at the annual conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in ...

11 Mar 2022 at 01:25

‘GCSE creative arts subjects at risk of becoming preserve of private schools’

GCSE subjects such as drama, music and media are at risk of disappearing from state schools and being available only to children whose families who can afford to have them educated privately, a headteachers’ union has warned. ...

24 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Teachers’ leaders express ‘grave concern’ over Andrea Jenkyns’ gesture

Teachers’ leaders have written to education minister Andrea Jenkyns following an “obscene gesture” she made to the public outside Downing Street last week. Ms Jenkyns made the gesture last Thursday and later said she had ...

11 Jul 2022 at 20:28

Hunt pledges £4.6bn more for schools, saying good education is ‘moral mission’

Billions more will be invested in schools in England over the next two years, the Chancellor has announced as he described ensuring a good education for children as an economic and moral mission. Jeremy Hunt said the ...

17 Nov 2022 at 16:48

Fundamental problems in recruiting teachers must be addressed, school leaders say

Fundamental problems around recruiting and retaining teachers must be addressed if the Government has any ambitions to improve education, school leaders have said. The annual report published by schools watchdog ...

13 Dec 2022 at 14:17

All state schools in England could be affected by co-ordinated strikes in autumn

All state schools in England could be affected by walkouts in the autumn term if co-ordinated strike action by teachers and headteachers goes ahead. Four education unions, which represent the majority of school ...

28 Apr 2023 at 19:20

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