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Call for cap on university medicine places to be lifted
Although the cap on overall student numbers has been raised, places at medical schools remain limited because the cost of training doctors is so high.
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Government faces pressure from Labour and Tory MPs over England’s A-level results
Labour has called on ministers to act immediately to sort out what it says is a “fiasco”.
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FactCheck: how will exam results in England, Wales and NI work?
The Education Secretary announced a ‘triple lock’ for pupils in England late last night.
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Scotland Exams: Are working class children losing faith in the education system?
After months of online learning – schools across Scotland have been busy getting classrooms ready for pupils to return safely.
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Boris Johnson has ‘no doubts’ it’s safe for children to go back to school
The government has said that a further 1,148 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in 24 hours – that’s the highest daily figure since June.
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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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Ex-Ofsted chief: Students ‘must have the right to appeal’ exam grading decisions
Sir Michael Wilshaw was the Chief Inspector of Schools in England and is a former head teacher.
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Coronavirus contact tracers to be cut in England
Thousands of NHS test-and-trace staff will lose their jobs by the end of August. The remaining 12,000 staff will work alongside local public health teams to reach people who may be infected.
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‘Moral duty’ to send children back to school by September, says Boris Johnson
Ministers have rejected a call by the Children’s Commissioner for routine virus testing for pupils and staff.
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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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Scientists warn track and trace not good enough to stop second virus wave
Leading scientists are warning that the UK’s current test and trace systems are not performing well enough to prevent a second wave of the virus.
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Coronavirus: Shielding ends for England as lockdown ease delayed
Today was meant to be a big milestone for the leisure and beauty industries in England, but owners are having to re-write their business survival plans and customers hoping for some more normality have seen it slip further away.
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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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Half of school leaders have not received promised laptops for disadvantaged children, survey shows
Come September when schools in England are expected to fully open, just two confirmed coronavirus cases could see an entire site close again.
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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.