Search results for ‘Education’
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Students react to Scottish government’s u-turn over ‘downgraded’ exam results
Tens of thousands of Scottish pupils will have their exam results upgraded after a dramatic u-turn by Scotland’s education secretary.
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Over 100,000 exam results to be upgraded after Scottish government u-turn
In Scotland, schools have been welcoming back teachers and pupils after almost five months away.
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FactCheck: anger over Scottish exam grades likely to be repeated across the UK
English, Welsh and Northern Irish regulators will use a school’s past performance when deciding students’ grades.
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How lockdown destroyed lives in the UK – with drugs and homelessness
We’ve been following the story of Michael, just one of those young people whose experience of lockdown has meant homelessness, exploitation and danger.
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Concerns mount about impact of lockdown on some schoolchildren
As Scotland embarks on its most significant easing of lockdown measures yet, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed there have been no deaths among coronavirus patients there for a week.
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FactCheck: Johnson’s misleading figures on government ‘New Deal’
The Prime Minister suggested the ‘New Deal’ will pump £34bn into the NHS, but that’s not the case.
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Schools reopen in Wales for all age groups
Primary and secondary schools across Wales are reopening for the first time for all age groups as part of the country’s phased return to education.
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‘It has taken a while for the penny to drop about how significant the impact of school closures have been’ – Tory MP Tom Hunt
With some predicting the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their better off peers rising by 75 per cent, we asked him how much £1 billion could actually do to help.
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‘Really worrying parents and children will be able to access Primark, but many won’t be able to go to school’ – Tory MP Robert Halfon
We spoke to Robert Halfon who chairs the Commons Education Committee and Dr Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union.
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Labour demands action not reviews – after Boris Johnson announces racial inequality commission
Boris Johnson has announced a new cross-governmental commission to tackle racial inequality.
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‘This moment holds possibilities for change we have never before experienced in this country’ – activist and writer Angela Davis
One woman intimately involved in the struggle for civil rights in the United States is the activist and academic Angela Davis.
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Government drops plans for all primary school children in England to return before end of term
The Government has abandoned plans for all English primary school children to return to class by the end of the summer
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FactCheck: why is Covid-19 hitting ethnic minorities harder?
Major studies by the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Public Health England have found significantly higher mortality rates among ethnic minority populations.
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FactCheck: new reports consider evidence for reopening schools
Experts from the unofficial ‘Independent Sage’ group say 1 June is too early.
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FactCheck: can parents keep children home once schools return?
Schools in England are expected to open their doors to some year groups from 1 June.