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NEWS

Coronavirus: Ofqual advises to prepare for exams as normal
Ofqual has said it is working with exam boards and the DfE and are planning for a range of scenarios, but the advice for now is to prepare for exams as normal.....read more

Coronavirus: schools may have to take pupils from shutdown schools

Emergency legislation is likely to be drawn up to allow schools to ignore rules governing class sizes and pupil-to-staff ratios so they can take pupils from closed schools.....read more
£8.9m funding for science education programmes

The government is putting in £8.9million to continue funding science education programmes including Science Learning Partnerships and Stimulating Physics Networks.....read more

Charities may feed children if schools shut due to COVID-19

It is estimated that if children cannot have free school dinners, three million could be at risk of hunger.....read more
Technology connecting classes in rural Wales
The Welsh Government has extended a programme which uses IT to connect schools in rural areas, making the programme available in schools in Powys and Carmarthenshire.....read more

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Cheryl Humphries has won the LACA South East School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) Regional Final Cheryl works for ISS Education at the High Weald Academy in Cranbrook, Kent. She will now compete against the other nine regional champions plus two 'wild card' entries at the SCOTY National Final.....read more

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EVENTS

29-30 April, ExCeL, London

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