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Pupils start returning to schools in England

Pupils start returning to schools in England

Monday, 31 August 2020

Schools and colleges across England will start to welcome back pupils with protective measures in place to help keep young people and staff safe....

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All possible measures to be taken before schools and colleges close

All possible measures to be taken before schools and colleges close

Friday, 28 August 2020

New contingency planning guidance published for education settings in local lockdown areas ...

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Update on face coverings in schools

Update on face coverings in schools

Tuesday, 25 August 2020

The Department for Education is updating its advice on face coverings in schools....

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£8m programme to boost pupil and teacher wellbeing

£8m programme to boost pupil and teacher wellbeing

Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Ahead of the full return to education in September, a new training scheme has launched to improve wellbeing and mental health support in schools and c...

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Early years support package to help close Covid language gap

Early years support package to help close Covid language gap

Sunday, 23 August 2020

Targeted funding for Reception pupils to help schools boost early language skills....

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Action agreed to support students into preferred universities

Action agreed to support students into preferred universities

Thursday, 20 August 2020

Students have been given reassurances on university places and the Government is lifting the cap on medical courses for the coming academic year....

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Pupils celebrate results that pave the way for future success

Pupils celebrate results that pave the way for future success

Thursday, 20 August 2020

Over 600,000 pupils will receive their GCSE results, with increases in numbers of pupils taking key subjects like maths, science and Spanish ...

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Colleges to receive £200 million to transform their buildings

Colleges to receive £200 million to transform their buildings

Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Further education colleges will receive funding boost to ‘build back better’ and kick-start work to upgrade their buildings and estates...

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GCSE and A level students to receive centre assessment grades

GCSE and A level students to receive centre assessment grades

Tuesday, 18 August 2020

The Government has announced that students in England will receive teacher assessed grades for GCSE and A level results this summer. ...

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Government campaign launches to get children ‘back to school safely’

Government campaign launches to get children ‘back to school safely’

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Tomorrow (Monday 17 August) the government launches its #backtoschoolsafely campaign to reassure parents and students that schools and colleges are re...

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Reassurance for schools and students on result appeals

Reassurance for schools and students on result appeals

Saturday, 15 August 2020

Government action to ensure the fairest possible approach in the absence of exams....

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Rise in top grades as students celebrate A level results

Rise in top grades as students celebrate A level results

Thursday, 13 August 2020

Over 300,000 students collect AS, A level and vocational and technical qualification results with a rise in proportion of A and A* grades at A level...

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Triple lock for students ahead of A level and GCSE results

Triple lock for students ahead of A level and GCSE results

Wednesday, 12 August 2020

Students could receive the higher result out of their calculated grade, valid mock grade, or autumn exam grade to bolster fairness...

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Government urges universities to hold places

Government urges universities to hold places

Monday, 10 August 2020

The Universities Minister has written to all Vice-Chancellors asking them to hold places for students appealing their A level results ...

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Multi million pound funding package for school transport

Multi million pound funding package for school transport

Saturday, 08 August 2020

New funding for local authorities to ease pressure on public transport as children return in September...

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Hundreds of additional school improvement projects get green light

Hundreds of additional school improvement projects get green light

Tuesday, 04 August 2020

£560 million investment fast-tracked to improve school buildings...

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Apprentices to get jobs boost

Apprentices to get jobs boost

Friday, 31 July 2020

New support service launched to help apprentices who have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 outbreak to find new opportunities....

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Extra university places for vital courses announced

Extra university places for vital courses announced

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Over 9,000 additional places approved at UK universities for courses to deliver vital services and support the economy. ...

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£5.4 million to help colleges upskill the country

£5.4 million to help colleges upskill the country

Thursday, 23 July 2020

20 colleges awarded funding from the College Collaboration Fund to help drive up standards and level up opportunity across the country. ...

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Universities Minister speech at Festival of Higher Education

Universities Minister speech at Festival of Higher Education

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

Minister Donelan addresses the fifth Festival of Higher Education hosted by The University of Buckingham ...

Teachers set for biggest pay rise in fifteen years

Teachers set for biggest pay rise in fifteen years

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

Education Secretary accepts all recommendations to award teachers the largest pay increase in a generation, with new teachers to receive 5.5% boost in...

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Every pupil in England to see another rise in funding in 2021

Every pupil in England to see another rise in funding in 2021

Monday, 20 July 2020

The increase comes in the second year of a three-year £14.4bn funding settlement for schools. ...

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Thousands of places created in new special free schools

Thousands of places created in new special free schools

Saturday, 18 July 2020

Over 3,000 extra school places to be created for pupils with the most complex needs...

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Opportunity Areas programme to support young people hit hardest by pandemic

Opportunity Areas programme to support young people hit hardest by pandemic

Friday, 17 July 2020

Place-based approach will help level up outcomes in employment and education to support recovery from the pandemic ...

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Government scheme to help universities in financial difficulties

Government scheme to help universities in financial difficulties

Thursday, 16 July 2020

New government scheme launched to support English universities at risk of insolvency ...

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Government commits to build stronger relationships with colleges

Government commits to build stronger relationships with colleges

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Government welcomes independent review led by Dame Mary Ney on financial oversight of colleges. ...

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Major overhaul of higher technical education announced

Major overhaul of higher technical education announced

Monday, 13 July 2020

New package of measures for higher technical education will build on the work to transform technical and vocational education in Britain...

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New Ofsted chair announced

New Ofsted chair announced

Friday, 10 July 2020

Dame Christine Ryan appointed next chair of Ofsted....

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Education Secretary FE speech with Social Market Foundation

Education Secretary FE speech with Social Market Foundation

Thursday, 09 July 2020

In a virtual speech hosted by the Social Market Foundation, the Education Secretary set outs his bold plans on how Further Education will level up the...

PE and Sport Premium for schools confirmed

PE and Sport Premium for schools confirmed

Sunday, 05 July 2020

Education Secretary confirms £320 million for PE & Sport Premium for the next academic year...

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