ESFA publishes updates to Academies Handbook

Also known as the 'Academies financial handbook', the Iatest version of the document contains new information about financial reporting, confirming the withdrawal of the budget forecast return outturn (BFRO).

AQA staff on strike as GCSE results come in

It marks the fourth round of action in a dispute over pay and fire-and-rehire threats to staff

GCSE fail grades predicted to rise

Professor Alan Smithers of the Centre for Education and Employment Research has predicted that more pupils will fail their GCSEs this year.

Ofqual to review results delay

Exams regulator to review why some students have been left waiting for their results

New law to keep uniform costs down comes into force from September

State schools will be made to remove unnecessary branded items from uniforms, allowing parents and guardian to shop around or hand clothes down more easily.

Tony Blair Institute report recommends replacing GCSEs

TBI report calls for radical change and suggests that a new qualification for 18-year-olds could "refine the principles that underpin the International Baccalaureate"

UCAS reports record progression to higher education for exam sitting students

425,830 students are celebrating being accepted into university or college - the second highest on record.

Cleverly expects A-level results to be lower due to 'inflated' pandemic grades

Cleverly suggests it was "always the plan" to bring A-level results down after two years of 'inflated' teacher assessed grades

The Get Help with Technology Programme has sought to provide devices to children and young people to support their education and keep them connected to teachers during the pandemic.

A majority of teachers are continuing to work for several hours each week during the summer holidays, a survey from Tes has shown.

New research shows two-thirds (66%) of parents of children aged 4-16 are worried about exams or assessments not reflecting what their children are capable of because of the pandemic

Three-quarters (77%) of teachers noticed that substandard air quality caused concentration problems in students, while 53% said performance or grades suffered.

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