Outdoor groups of up to 30 people and indoor meetings of up to six will be allowed, but social distancing to stay inside venues Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Lockdown restrictions will be eased further from 17 May in England. Here is a roundup of what Read more…
Views on how new teacher-assessed system has affected workload and what it means for pupils Due to the pandemic’s disruption of pupils’ studies, GCSE and A-level exams have been scrapped in England this summer and replaced with a teacher-assessed grading system. Five teachers shared their views about the new system, Read more…
School leaders warn this year’s results likely to see inflation similar to last year despite efforts to make system fairer ‘We’re all marking late at night’: teachers on England’s new grading system School leaders and education experts have warned that GCSE and A-level results this summer will see levels of Read more…
Some have missed out on adventure, others on university places – but as well as turmoil, the pandemic has thrown up some surprising consolations When Daisy Davis imagined her gap year, she pictured global adventure. Building schools as a volunteer in Tanzania or Ghana, perhaps, Interrailing through Europe, or travelling Read more…
Campaigners want examination boards to give back half of fees after decision to scrap A-levels and GCSEs Headteachers in England are calling for examination boards to refund half of the fees charged for A-level and GCSE entries this summer, arguing that schools are doing the bulk of the work to Read more…
New document adds to health expert and union concerns over education secretary’s plan to change advice on face coverings in class Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists on the government’s Sage committee told ministers that pupils should continue to wear face masks into the summer, according Read more…
If funding for arts subjects is slashed, the country will not only be culturally poorer but will also lose skilled and highly motivated graduates, writes Martin Dove The fact that education comes down to strategic value indicates to me that the people who think about these things do not properly Read more…
Education secretary says lockdown easing measure will go ahead despite protests from unions and others Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rules requiring secondary school pupils in England to wear masks are to be scrapped, the education secretary has said, despite pleas by teaching unions and others Read more…
Education secretary says lockdown easing measure will go ahead despite protests from unions and others Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Secondary school pupils in England will no longer be advised to wear masks in classrooms, the education secretary has said, despite pleas by teaching unions and Read more…
Readers respond to John Harris’s article on the damage one elite public school has inflicted on the country What Boris Johnson has successfully disproved is the claim that the traditional British elites, through upbringing, heritage etc, are uniquely qualified to govern the country (Britain’s overgrown Eton schoolboys have turned the Read more…