GCSE and A-Level pupils ‘will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year… and will be told to RE-SIT tests in the autumn if they are unhappy’ Exam regulator Ofqual propose to stop appeals against A-level and GCSE results Students will be graded by teachers after exams cancelled due to coronavirus Ofqual says … Read more
Dedicated teacher who makes and delivers lunches to his vulnerable pupils every day during lockdown is hailed a ‘hero’ by GMB viewers Zane Powles, school teacher from Grimsby, walks five miles a day for his pupils He puts lunches together and delivers them to his most vulnerable pupils Zane, ex-military, applauded on Good Morning Britain … Read more
Secondary schools will have an extra HALF A MILLION pupils by 2026 due to baby boom partly fuelled by a rise in immigration Fifth of schools are already at full capacity and many have overcrowded lessons Additional 50,000 places were created last year in attempt to ease pressure Department of Education figures renew concerns over … Read more
Seneca Learning says it has 30.5 per cent of the UK pupil population registered for help with exams and homework and that number is dramatically increasing.
Exams will be graded ‘as if pupils had sat them’, say education officials as coronavirus leaves teenagers taking their GCSE and A Levels in limbo Teachers to give grades according to what they believe students would have got Appeals system will allow students who dispute grades to resit exams next year Department for Education said … Read more
Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September but there was scant detail about how children will be graded Gavin Williamson today didn’t rule out keeping schools closed until September because of coronavirus but gave no detail about how GCSE and A-Levels students will be graded without any exams. The Education Secretary has … Read more
By James Tozer When will schools close? Schools in England will close to most pupils tomorrow afternoon, although many are already shut or are only teaching certain year groups due to teacher shortages caused by staff selfisolating. In addition, most boarding schools are already sending pupils home for fear of an outbreak. Schools in Scotland, Wales … Read more
Boris Johnson has today refused to close schools across the UK despite more than 350,000 people signing a petition urging the government to take action. Concerned parents are calling on the Prime Minister to close schools and colleges to prevent the spread of Covid19 – with 100,000 signatures being the minimum required to secure a … Read more
#closetheschools! More than 235,000 sign petition calling for Boris Johnson to send pupils home over coronavirus – as Twitter jokes and frets amid panic More than 235,000 people are today calling on the government to close schools Petition urges Boris Johnson to shut down schools and colleges across the UK Comes as Durham University has … Read more
Meghan Markle visited a comprehensive school in east London this afternoon on her second day back in the UK. The Duchess of Sussex was filmed getting out of a car and greeting teachers outside Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham. The visit comes a day after she made a secret trip to the National Theatre in … Read more