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England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review

Experts say pupils should spend less time in exam halls and more time on activities like life skills, sport and work experience

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Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%.

Evening Standard

Proposed year 8 tests should not be used to measure schools – review chief

The final report of the curriculum and assessment review has recommended introducing new English and maths tests in year 8.

Evening Standard

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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research - report

Professor Laura Murphy says university staff in Beijing ‘harassed’ by Chinese authorities

The Independent UK

UK university halted forced labour research after China pressure, lawyers claim

Leigh Day Solicitors said documents from Sheffield Hallam University suggested it had banned Professor Laura Murphy from continuing her research.

Evening Standard

Councils spend £415m more than budgeted on home to school transport – watchdog

The NAO spoke to 10 councils that had withdrawn or restricted free or subsidised transport for some young people

The Independent UK

DfE teacher pay rise recommendation ‘extremely disappointing’, union warns

The DfE has recommended a 6.5% pay rise for teachers over three years.

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No children in schools where there are concerns over building safety – DfE

Early indications from DfE research are showing there are no systematic issues across the education estate from system builds, MPs were told.

Evening Standard

Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils

Former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater suggests replacing current Ofsted inspections with a new accountability system for schools

Evening Standard

Children missing more than half of classes increases as overall absence falls

The Department for Education said it is ‘slowing the stubborn rise in severe absence’.

Evening Standard

School breakfast clubs to get £200 supermarket gift vouchers and free delivery

The DfE has partnered with Sainsbury’s, Morrison, Weetabix and Magic Breakfast to support free breakfast clubs.

Evening Standard

Government Send reforms in white paper to be delayed until new year

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will bring forward a full Schools White Paper in the new year.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson Admits UK Planned Mass School Closures at Start of Covid Crisis

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits the UK government considered large-scale school closures at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic but faces conflicting evidence on when-and-how planning occurred.

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Boris Johnson rejects claim his government did not prepare for pandemic school closures

Former PM tells Covid inquiry that children were ‘paying a huge, huge price to protect the rest of society’

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Boris Johnson admits his government’s Covid rules went ‘too far’ for children

The former prime minister said closing schools during the pandemic was a ‘nightmare’ scenario

Evening Standard

Johnson insists there had been planning for Covid school closures

The former prime minister is giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

New V-Level qualification to overhaul the education system

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New ‘V-level’ qualification to be rolled out for post-GCSE pupils

Vocational education has been ‘an afterthought for too long’, the education secretary says

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New ‘V-Level’ qualification to sit alongside A-Levels

The Government also announced plans to help children who have not passed maths and English at GCSE.

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 Inquiry told of ‘many mistakes’

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The Independent UK

Sir Gavin Williamson admits ‘many mistakes’ with Covid school closures

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was told things should have been done differently

Evening Standard

Sir Gavin Williamson: ‘Many mistakes made’ with Covid school closures

The former education secretary told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry things should have been done differently.

Evening Standard

Phillipson tells universities to take firm action to protect Jewish students

Some 600 training sessions will be offered to university staff over the coming weeks to help ‘identify harassment and hate’, the Government says.

Evening Standard

Trainee teachers to get up to £31k tax free to train in Stem subjects

The Department for Education will continue to provide bursaries and scholarships for trainee teachers in certain subjects.

The Guardian - UK

Lack of school closure plan ‘an extraordinary dereliction of duty’, Covid inquiry told

Academy trust head Jon Coles says he nearly fell off his chair when Gavin Williamson said no plan was in place

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