18/01/2021 - 08:34
Following the cancellation of this year’s summer exams, the DfE and Ofqual have launched a consultation seeking views on how to award grades in a way that reflects students’ performance accurately
15/01/2021 - 09:47
The number of children and young people who were physically active fell during the 2019/20 academic year in England, as bad weather and then the coronavirus pandemic restricted the type of activities available, says a survey from Sport England.
15/01/2021 - 09:35
Marcus Rashford, celebrity chefs, as well as campaigners, have called on the government to review its free school meals policy.
15/01/2021 - 09:19
Councils may use the funding for purposes including recruitment of additional staff, additional digital devices or to provide family support.
14/01/2021 - 11:29
Ofsted has changed its plans for monitoring visits, which were due to begin next week, saying such visits will be done remotely rather than on site.
14/01/2021 - 11:19
The Department for Education has said that the free school meals national voucher scheme will recommence on Monday 18 January and will be run by the same supplier Edenred.
14/01/2021 - 08:24
The DfE is making £135m available to T-Level providers so they can fund first class facilities and equipment.
13/01/2021 - 09:42
There have been calls to improve the quality of food parcels for children eligible for free school meals after images of inadequate parcels were shared on social media
13/01/2021 - 09:25
The government has said it has provided a further 300,000 laptops and tablets to help disadvantaged pupils learn at home during the current lockdown.
12/01/2021 - 12:28
Groups representing early years settings have called for vaccine priority for staff, and also mass testing in early years settings.
12/01/2021 - 10:02
Research by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has found that the majority (85%) of teachers who conducted online lessons during the first lockdown found it challenging.
12/01/2021 - 09:24
Ofsted will take Covid-19 tests when conducting a monitoring visit that can only be done on site, new Ofsted guidance says.
