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Nadhim Zahawi makes U-turn on schools bill after criticism

Minister scraps plans to increase DfE control of academy trusts, derided as ‘ridiculous attempt to centralise power in Whitehall’

The Guardian - UK

Government announces U-turn over Schools Bill academy laws

Ministers have backed down over clauses introducing tighter controls over academies.

The Independent UK

Schools alarm as Covid is blamed for 25% rise in number absent

Teachers have issued a Covid warning after the number of children off school rose by a quarter in two weeks.

Evening Standard

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Desperate schools ask parents and teachers to oversee exams amid invigilator shortage

Unions warned that exam monitors were being put off by fears of catching Covid in schools, leaving heads scrambling to plug the gaps

Daily Mirror

Scramble for extra invigilators as students sit first exams since pandemic began

GCSE and A-level exams have been cancelled for the past two years due to Covid

Evening Standard

Heads warn of invigilator shortage for GCSE and A-level exams

Heads say using support staff, teachers and senior leaders to invigilate exams will affect other pupils’ education.

The Independent UK

Heads fear national tutoring data will be ‘de facto league table’

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi confirmed data on schools’ uptake of the flagship tutoring programme will be used by Ofsted.

The Independent UK

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Exam stress for pupils greater than before pandemic, headteachers tell survey

A lack of invigilators is putting pressure on schools, say heads.

The Independent UK

Number of male teachers in England at all-time low as pay levels drop

New research also raises alarm over lack of minority ethnic senior teaching staff

The Guardian - UK

Pens down: England’s exams regulator exploring online A-levels and GCSEs

School leaders say online exams could allow them to go ahead in lockdown-style conditions in future

The Guardian - UK

A Levels and GCSEs could be taken online as Ofqual looks at future of tests

Ofqual said it will explore the use of online adaptive testing – where digital exams automatically adjust to suit a candidate’s ability level

Wales Online

Ofqual to explore online testing for exams

The exams regulator says it will explore the use of technology in assessment.

The Independent UK

Zahawi writes to all schools to urge take-up of tutoring programme

In additional the Department for Education will share data on schools’ use of the scheme with Ofsted.

The Independent UK

Bring back free Covid tests for exam candidates, UK schools urge

Pupils set to take first public exams for three years, but invigilators are wary of working in halls with no protective measures

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Evening Standard

Schools dealing with ‘severe disruption’ due to Covid as almost 180,000 pupils absent

Teachers warn the situation remains grave as attendance rates drop

The Independent UK

Pupil attendance up but schools ‘at breaking point’ over Covid, say leaders

The latest Government data shows a slight decrease in pupil and staff absences over the last fortnight.

Evening Standard

Headteachers demand return of free Covid lateral flow tests

Headteachers have demanded the return of free lateral flow tests.

The Independent UK

Heads condemn ‘confusing’ guidance for schools on living with Covid

School leaders say removing free tests is ‘reckless’ at a time of surging infection rates and in the run-up to exams.

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The Guardian - UK

Councils allowed to set up academy trusts in shake-up of schools system

White paper could pave way for independent regulator, while ‘parent pledge’ dismissed as gimmick

Daily Mirror

Children might not be able to get to school as soaring fuel prices hit bus companies

One firm told the Mirror filling a tank has rocketed from £1,000 to £1,469 in just a month and Rishi Sunak's 5p-alitre fuel duty cut makes little difference

The Independent UK

Pandemic led to 270 million missed school days – prompting fears over exams

Headteachers say the figure reveals the disruption youngsters taking exams have faced during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

School heads ‘disappointed’ at lack of action on teacher pay in spring statement

The NEU teaching union said the decision not to increase school funding is a return to 2010s austerity.

The Independent UK

White Paper seems ‘underwhelming’ say headteachers

Heads say upcoming White Paper on education lacks ambition.

The Independent UK

Grade requirements for student loans ‘would be attack on working class learners’

Plans to introduce minimum entry requirements for student loans ‘fly in the face of the levelling up agenda’, a union said.

Wales Online

Time to end ‘arbitrary’ exams at age 16 in England, review says

'Students should have opportunities to demonstrate achievements when ready'

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