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Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?

Every year, more pupils are granted special ‘access arrangements’ to give them a fairer chance in GCSEs, A-levels and other exams. But with more than 600,000 arrangements in England alone, can the schools keep up? And are some students gaming the system?

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Half of England’s state secondaries forced to cut staff in budget squeeze, poll finds

More schools also reducing spending on trips, IT, extracurricular activities and GCSE subject choices

The Guardian - UK

Pupils rewarded with iPads, bikes and pizza parties for good attendance – report

School attendance policies should ‘prioritise encouragement and support over sanctions’, the NFER paper has said.

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Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school – figures

More than 171,000 pupils missed at least half of possible school sessions in 2023/24, Department for Education statistics show.

The Independent UK

What are Labour's plans for schools and what does it mean for your children?

Commons approves Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – to mixed reviews from education experts

Evening Standard

Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England

Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers

The Guardian - UK

Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post-Covid trend

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

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Schools must not be turned into ‘fortresses’ to tackle knife crime, experts say

Knife crime involving teenagers is a ‘national crisis that needs a national response’, the former children’s commissioner for England has suggested.

Evening Standard

Ofsted’s new school report card worse than old system, say headteachers

Unions as well as school leaders say proposed changes to replace four-grade approach in England are ‘demoralising’

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted’s inspection proposals ‘worse than system currently in place’ – Unions

The reforms come after criticism of the inspection system following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Evening Standard

Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds

Exclusive: Researchers say poverty and special educational needs are main reason – but equality campaigners urge caution

The Guardian - UK

Nearly half a million fines issued to parents for taking children out of school

The vast majority (91%) of penalty notices were for unauthorised family holidays, the Department for Education said.

Evening Standard

Just 18% of teachers think phone ban would improve pupil behaviour – poll

The findings come after a Labour MP called for a legal requirement to be introduced so schools in England are mobile-free zones.

The Independent UK

Schools in England lack funds to tackle rise in bad behaviour since Covid, say heads

DfE figures show more pupils suspended repeatedly, and for longer periods, than before pandemic in 2020

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The Independent UK

Number of school suspensions in England has nearly doubled after pandemic

The rise comes amid warnings of more challenging behaviour in classrooms after Covid-19.

Evening Standard

Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.

The Independent UK

Majority of parents not deterred by fines for term-time family holidays – survey

The Government should review the marketing and pricing of ‘rip-off’ family holidays, according to Parentkind charity.

The Guardian - UK

Impact of Covid lockdowns to disrupt England’s schools into the 2030s, report says

Analysis from the Association for School and College Leaders warns extensive problems with learning, behaviour and absence to come

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The Independent UK

Experts explain when it is OK to let your child miss school

Parents have been warned they will be fined for frequently absent children

The Guardian - UK

Make AI tools to reduce teacher workloads, tech companies urged

Special access granted to DfE resources to train AI models to generate workbooks and lesson plans

The Guardian - UK

‘Bubble’ of post-pandemic bad behaviour among pupils predicted to peak

Exclusive: Experts say ‘desocialised’ pupils home schooled through Covid are entering traditionally most disruptive years

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to act over numbers failing English and maths GCSEs

Study finds serious impact on life chances and mental health of young people amid calls to reassess resits policy in England

The Guardian - UK

Sharp increase in pupils suspended or excluded from schools in England

Teachers struggling with disruptive and violent behaviour as record 787,000 pupils suspended in 2022-23

The Independent UK

Artificial intelligence will allow pupils to ‘converse’ with Holocaust survivors

The programme for schools has been launched at a time when antisemitism is rising and the number of Holocaust survivors is dwindling.

The Guardian - UK

Teachers in England stretched by pupils’ mental and family problems, MPs say

Education select committee concerned that excessive workload is driving teachers out of profession

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