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Classes in areas with highest rates of virus will not fully restart until at least January 18
Move comes as Greenwich council reverses decision to shut schools after legal action by education secretary
Government tries to allow for disparities in learning during pandemic
Chancellor denies blocking extension of free school meals as Johnson hints at replacement scheme
Ministers urged to spell out plan B for school results in England
Ofqual head says government changed policy without notice and set an ‘impossible task’ on exams
School pupils fell three months behind during lockdown, research shows
U-turn will give secondary heads option of ordering returning students to wear face coverings
Sally Collier to leave after Ofqual was heavily criticised over student testing scheme
Ministers keen to make success of getting pupils into classrooms after results fiasco
Senior Tories want PM to change his management style after another tough week
Vocational qualifications for nearly 500,000 students recalled in wake of GCSE and A-level U-turns
Fallback colleges fear significant shortfall should regraded students switch back to first-choice courses
Williamson cave-in over grades to placate anger prompts concern from universities about meeting extra demand
U-turns in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as controversial computer algorithm abandoned
Starmer urges students be given marks predicted by teachers and review of ‘flawed’ system
The government stands by the system, but the exam regulator’s own data reveals disparities within the results
Growing backlash at how almost 40% of grades in England were cut by regulator
Eleventh-hour changes to calculations leave pupils and teachers in England confused
Is the country’s apprentice system as good as its admirers believe?
Gavin Williamson says vocational education is answer to productivity crisis
Greater emphasis to be put on vocational courses for students aged over 16
Critics say funding boost in England will not do enough for disadvantaged students hit hardest by pandemic
Changes are needed to account for missed classes during lockdown, say teachers
Calls for government funding for holiday schemes as pressure maintained to get pupils back in classrooms
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