Predicted results to be used for Welsh exam grades

The Welsh Government has announced that A-level and GCSE students will be awarded the grades predicted by teachers.

Vulnerable girls missing from school exclusion figures

Girls were found to be much less likely than boys to experience formal exclusions but more likely to experience ‘informal’ exclusions from school.

GCSE and A-level results to be higher this summer

Ofqual has revealed that GCSE and A-level results in England will be higher this summer, with exam boards set to be more lenient.

School trusts outspending councils on staff development

Large multi-academy trusts are spending more per teacher than local authority-maintained schools on staff development.

As schools close, government lists ‘critical workers’

Frontline health staff, people involved in food production and  utility workers are among a list of workers said to be ‘essential’.

More support needed or nurseries will close

Thousands of nurseries are set to close unless the government provides more financial support to sustain them during the coronavirus pandemic.

Free childcare offers to continue during Covid-19 closures

Funding for the government’s early years entitlements will continue during any periods of nursery, preschool or childminder closures.

NASUWT bemoans ‘chaos and confusion' over open schools

Chris Keates has said that a lack of clarity amid the coronavirus epidemic is putting teachers under ‘intolerable pressure’.

School exclusions being driven by ‘perverse incentives’

'Perverse incentives’ are driving an alarming trend of schools excluding pupils to boost their league table standings.

Majority of school leaders wanted GCSE reform

86 per cent of school and college leaders have called for GCSEs to be reformed or scrapped.

Biggest sustained pay increase for teachers for 15 years

Teachers are set for the biggest sustained uplift to their pay ranges since 2005, with proposals for starting salaries to rise to £26,000 this September.

BME teachers facing more covert racism

NASUWT has reported that many forms of covert racism are increasing in schools across the country.

‘Horror stories’ of children put in isolation cause debate

Some schools are converting toilet blocks and classrooms to build isolation booths to accommodate ‘disruptive’ children.

New SEND places in Leeds under consultation

Consultation is underway in Leeds on plans for a new special free school for children and young people with SEND.

New vision for education in Cardiff is launched

A new vision for education and learning in Cardiff has been launched.

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