Pupils should not be forced to take ‘mini-exams’ this summer and teachers should award grades based on a combination of coursework, mock exams and teacher assessments, a headteachers’ union has said. It argued that this would help teachers with their grading judgements after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled, and to avoid a repeat … Read more
Pupils should not be forced to take ‘mini-exams’ this summer and teachers should award grades based on a combination of coursework, mock exams and teacher assessments, a headteachers’ union has said. It argued that this would help teachers with their grading judgements after this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled, and to avoid a repeat … Read more
A headteacher has become an internet hit after she penned a heartfelt letter telling parents they would ‘get through this together’ during the third lockdown. Sarah White, 40, was so moved by a conversation with a parent who had had a ‘really tough’ time during lockdown she decided to write the letter to say that … Read more
Britain’s top schools have unveiled a bold plan to vaccinate the country’s entire teaching staff and get pupils back into the classroom within weeks. Headteachers have drawn up a detailed blueprint to get the educational workforce, including support staff, inoculated over the February half-term week. The ambitious scheme could prove a political lifeline to Prime … Read more
Britain’s top schools have unveiled a bold plan to vaccinate the country’s entire teaching staff and get pupils back into the classroom within weeks. Headteachers have drawn up a detailed blueprint to get the educational workforce, including support staff, inoculated over the February half-term week. The ambitious scheme could prove a political lifeline to Prime … Read more
Britain’s testing fiasco has forced 740 schools to send children home, an academy chain boss revealed today amid warnings from teachers the situation is getting ‘out of control’. Steve Chalke, the head of Oasis Academies Trust, made the alarming claim as Boris Johnson faced mounting pressure to get a grip over widespread lack of access … Read more
Headteachers could be sued for ‘irrationally’ forcing pupils to wear face masks when schools reopen fully in September. The policy could be challenged with a judicial review for being ‘manifestly absurd’, a law firm said today, while a parents’ campaign vowed to join any legal action. At least ten schools in England have decided to … Read more
Headteachers could be sued for ‘irrationally’ forcing pupils to wear face masks when schools reopen fully in September. The policy could be challenged with a judicial review for being ‘manifestly absurd’, a law firm said today, while a parents’ campaign vowed to join any legal action. At least ten schools in England have decided to … Read more
Militant unions warn headteachers they could face legal action if staff catch coronavirus as they launch latest bid to block the reopening of classrooms on June 1 A letter has been sent by unions to headteachers, warning them of legal action The missive also said unions will be advising members of their legal rights The … Read more
General Secretary of the ASCL, Geoff Barton said it is likely schools would reintroduce certain year groups in the first instance A headteacher’s union is calling for pupils in the middle of exam courses, and in the final year of primary school, to return to the classroom first as part of a phased reopening of … Read more