News archive for 9th January 2021

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Gavin Williamson accused of 'chumocracy' over laptop deal for Tory donor - Mirror Ofsted will go into schools during lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted deluged with 5,000 emails as parents report superb’ schools - Schools Week Telecoms firms will now make Oak National Academy free-to-access - Schools Week Schools ‘50% full’ during Covid lockdown despite only being open to key workers’ children - The Sun BTECs: Almost 60% of colleges cancel January exams - Times Educational Supplement | TES Some schools are still more than half full - Mail Schools report full classrooms despite covid lockdown - HuffPost Ofqual warns this summe's grading solution is unlikely to be consistent - FE Week Key worker spaces taken as parents try to avoid homeschooling - Express 'We heard the army would come in to help with Covid testing. Apparently not'. Diary of a headteacher in England - Guardian Students quit free speech campaign over role of Toby Young-founded group - Guardian We must steady the ship after the government’s half U-turn - FE Week Self-awareness is essential for educator effectiveness - UKEdChat Private school furlough claim not in spirit of scheme - Schools Week Higher exams: Attainment fears as school leaver pass rates 'stall' - Herald Scotland New school rules could undermine lockdown and put poorest families at greatest risk - Independent Thousands of students could refuse to pay rent for university rooms - Mail Boris Johnson was last man standing over Covid school closures - Times - New Don’t send children to school if you can help it, plead heads - Times - New