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Children in England are three months behind in their studies after lockdown, with boys and poor pupils worst hit, suggests a survey of teachers by

Secondary pupils will have to wear face coverings in school corridors in local lockdown areas of England, after the government reversed its guidance. Head teachers

A-level and GCSE students in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm, after a government U-turn. It follows

A Panorama investigation to be broadcast on 17 August will report the findings of the first in-depth research project about the effect of confinement on domestic abuse.

A campaign aimed at persuading parents in England it will be safe for children to return to the classroom in September is being launched by

Pressure is mounting on ministers to resolve the exam grades crisis with just days to go before GCSE results are published on Thursday. They face

A-level and GCSE students in England are being promised their final results will be no lower than their mock exams. The Department for Education announced

Schools in England can appeal if they can show this year’s GCSE and A-level results do not reflect recent improvements, the exams watchdog says. Ofqual’s

Ofqual, the exams authority, has announced that next year schools won’t have to do all the components of English literature GCSE. Students must answer on Shakespeare, but