The education secretary is planning a radical overhaul of England’s university admissions system, with students applying after A-level results and the start of the academic year possibly being moved to […]
Drop plan to reopen English primary schools to all pupils, heads urge
The government may be forced to drop plans for all primary school pupils in England to spend at least a month in class before the start of the summer holidays, […]
‘Virus may be here for year’ so schools must open
“The coronavirus could be with us for a year or more” so children cannot continue to stay out of school for “months and months” longer, says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. […]
Academy trust will open all its schools on 1 June
One of the biggest academy trusts in England says it will go ahead with opening all its 35 primary schools on 1 June. Steve Chalke, founder of the Oasis trust, […]
‘It’s OK for teachers to cry’: how to handle bereavement in school
It was a Friday afternoon. With lessons over for another week, Jill Evans, a deputy headteacher in Hertfordshire, set off for a weekend away, telling the school’s head, Julie Rees, […]
Schools in England should not reopen before September, unions warn
Schools in England should not reopen before September and the government must not force parents to send children back if they object, two leading unions have warned the education secretary. […]
Schools and exam boards undermine promise to pupils of September tests
A row is brewing between examination boards, schools, the government and England’s exam regulator over whether pupils unhappy with their assessed GCSE or A-level grades will have the chance to […]
‘Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn
Young children sit cross-legged on the mat as their teacher prepares to teach them about the weather, equipped with pictures of clouds. Outside the classroom, lightning forks across a dark […]
Universities must create opportunities for the people coronavirus will harm most
Coronavirus might not discriminate, but our society does. Whether it’s the fact that the workers propping up our lockdown lives tend to be poorer, or the higher numbers of black, […]
School closures have little impact on spread of coronavirus – study
School closures are likely to have a relatively small impact on the spread of Covid-19 and should be weighed against their profound economic and social consequences, particularly for the most […]