by vinnie walsh | st Sep 2020 | News
Many teachers are preparing to welcome pupils back to school this week for the first time in months. Schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK are already open. But for many pupils in England, it will be the first time they have been in a...
by vinnie walsh | th Aug 2020 | News
Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says. Prof Chris Whitty said “the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small” – but...
by vinnie walsh | th Aug 2020 | News
Pupils had accused the Welsh Government of “abandoning them” after 42% of grades were lowered by the exams watchdog. Education Minister Kirsty Williams has confirmed appeals will be allowed if “there is evidence” pupils should have received...
by vinnie walsh | th Aug 2020 | News
It follows uproar after about 40% of A-level results were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, which used a formula based on schools’ prior grades. GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland come out on Thursday. Ofqual chair Roger Taylor and Education...
by vinnie walsh | th Aug 2020 | News
Education Secretary Gavin Williams was forced to announce a dramatic u-turn and apologise earlier when he announced the government would give all students in England their predicted grades. The government had faced harsh criticism after 40% of predicted grades...
by vinnie walsh | th Aug 2020 | News
A union for education leaders, such as head teachers, says it will write to Gavin Williamson over the “fiasco”. Mr Williamson apologised to students after reversing how A-levels and GCSEs are graded, following heavy criticism. Meanwhile, pupils will get...
