School News

• National reference test 2021 pushed back to summer term March 1, 2021
  This year’s national reference test will take place between April 19 and May 21, after it was pushed back from the spring term. Ofqual introduced the National Reference Test in 2017 to provide more information about the awarding of GCSEs. Previous guidance had stated that the test would be conducted between February 22 and March 19… […]
• Williamson: Government ‘looking at’ how to get more schools into multi-academy trusts March 1, 2021
  The government wants to see “far more schools” in multi-academy trusts by 2025, and is “actively looking at how we can make that happen”, the education secretary has said. Gavin Williamson told the Foundation for Education Development summit this morning that partnerships between schools were “fundamental”, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. By… […]
• Three traps the edtech strategy must avoid at all costs March 1, 2021
  The Covid lockdowns have provided a golden opportunity for government to work out a well-thought-through strategy for edtech, writes Mark Anderson Three national lockdowns in, by and large most schools and trusts are making a good go of blended learning. It’s been challenging, even for those who have been successfully using edtech for years, to… […]