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Budget 2021: What it means for education
91¶¶Òõ looks at the impact today's Budget will have on further education, from colleges to apprenticeship providers
Warning of pupil ‘fear of overload’ on school return
Students have an 'absolute fear’ of catch-up – but they ‘can’t wait to get back’ to school, say union leadersÂ
Schools have ‘courage’ to replace GCSEs, say heads
Parents would thank schools for replacing GCSEs, which have 'had their day', says ASCL leader Geoff Barton
Finnish ex-minister to lead International Baccalaureate
New IB director-general is Finnish educationalist who wants to tackle the 'global learning and teaching crisis'
Welsh students could ‘check in’ before Easter return
Students in Years 7,8 and 9 could meet their teachers to focus on 'wellbeing' to help prepare for return after Easter
Back to school: 30% of pupils in attendance last week
Almost half of primary pupils were in the classroom for the first week back in Scotland, according to official figures
Most heads ‘thinking of quitting amid Covid chaos’
Ministers' 'chaotic decision-making' blamed as school leaders' union warns of an ‘exodus' of experienced staff
Question mark over Ofsted return next term ‘and beyond’
Guidance saying full graded school inspections would resume in summer term has been removed
Education directors join calls for exam reform
They say a review of Scottish national qualifications is needed ‘to better recognise and make visible’ student achievement
‘The GCSE’s days are numbered,’ says its founder
Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE in 1986, believes Covid has shown us that the exam has outlived its usefulness
Pupils’ return to schools: what Nicola Sturgeon said
More details have been revealed about plans to get more pupils back for face-to-face learning in schools
Don’t force primary pupils to wear masks, PM says
Government hits back at Labour council’s suggestion that children at its primary schools should wear face coverings
Catch-up tsar won’t ‘walk away’ from ‘fight’ with DfE
Action to help pupils catch up on lost learning during the pandemic must be 'fearless', says Sir Kevan Collins
Laptops target to be met just as pupils return to class
DfE figures suggest it will fulfil its pledge to deliver 1.3m laptops for remote learning just as schools fully reopen on Monday
Lockdown: Number of teachers and pupils in school rises
More than half of primary teachers now in school compared to less than a quarter of secondary teachers
Not ‘appropriate’ to strike over 8 March, says NEU boss
NEU joint leader Mary Bousted says it would not be achievable to organise a national ballot by the school reopening date
Catch-up funding not ‘sufficient’, says DfE tsar
Early years catch-up provision is a 'good start but not a recovery plan', says commissioner
Williamson wants ‘far more schools’ moving into MATs
Government is looking at finding ways to move more schools into multi-academy trusts by 2025, says education secretary
Covid catch-up tutoring scheme to reach 750,000 pupils
But total reach represents barely half of 1.4m children on free school meals that Labour believes should benefit from NTP
New Institute of Teaching ‘is an unnecessary symbol’
Former schools commissioner criticises DfE's plan for a new teacher training organisation
GCSEs: National Reference 91¶¶Òõts to show Covid ‘impact’
91¶¶Òõt will not be used to inform GCSE grading but 'will provide important evidence about the impact of lost learning'
Revealed: Early career teacher trainers selected by DfE
Chosen providers will deliver face-to-face and online training programmes for new teachers and their mentors
Call to cancel qualifications for students staying on
Cancelling qualifications for S4 students – apart from those leaving school – would alleviate pressure, says union
Schools to get £1,200 for training each new teacher
Schools will also receive separate funding for mentors as part of the Early Career Framework, DfE says