Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Most universities have seen their finances harmed by the pandemic Thirteen universities face “a very real prospect” of insolvency following the coronavirus crisis unless they receive a government bailout, a study suggests. High-ranking universities with large numbers of international students face the largest immediate drop in income, says the […]
Image copyright PA Media Image caption All pupils and year groups are expected to be back full time next term The government has published its safety plans for England’s return to school in September – built on the principle of keeping classes or whole year groups apart in separate “bubbles”. Schools will have testing kits […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The ombudsman said the boy spent months without full-time education A mother and her son who has special educational needs has twice been failed by a local authority, the Local Government Ombudsman has said. In 2018, Norfolk County Council was accused by the ombudsman of not ensuring the boy […]
Image copyright Getty Images Universities in England have been accused by the universities minister of recruiting too many students for courses which do nothing to help their career chances. “Quite frankly, our young people have been taken advantage of,” said Michelle Donelan, at a widening access event. She warned of universities “dumbing down” and questioned […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Results day could feel a little different this year Students who are not happy with the GCSE and A-level grades they are awarded this summer will be able to sit exams in all subjects in the autumn. This summer’s exams were cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak and school […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption All pupils are expected to be back full time in school in September Parents in England who do not send their children back to school in September will face fines, says the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. “Unless there’s a good reason for absence… we’d be imposing fines on families,” he […]
Image caption The Fentons are among a growing number of older parents caring for adult children What’s it like to get older but to still have to look after your child into their own adulthood? And during the lockdown, how does it feel to provide round-the-clock care without any outside help? “Nick and I looked […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Schools will focus on offering extra support to pupils in the wake of coronavirus Plans to introduce a baseline assessment for Reception pupils are being delayed a year to September 2021. The Department for Education has written to all primary schools in England following discussions with head teachers’ unions. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Scottish schools are aiming to reopen full-time with no physical distancing in August if coronavirus continues to be suppressed, John Swinney has said. Schools had been preparing to return with a “blended” model of face-to-face teaching and at-home learning. But the education secretary said “significant progress” had been made in controlling […]
Image copyright PA Next year’s A-levels and GCSEs in England could be pushed back later into the summer to allow more teaching time, says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson. This would allow schools to catch up some of the time lost since the lockdown. Mr Williamson told MPs he would be consulting the exam regulator Ofqual […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Some primary school pupils in England began returning to classrooms at the beginning of June All pupils in all year groups in England will go back to school full-time in September, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. At the daily coronavirus briefing, he said the government was “signed up… to […]
Image copyright PA Media Pupils who have fallen behind during school closures are expected to be offered focussed tuition as part of the government’s catch-up plans. England’s schools will receive funding for support through a national tutoring programme to run for up to three years. The scheme will use proven tutoring organisations and charities, using […]