Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
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Guidance: Agreement between an employer and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
13 August 2020Employer agreement with the ESFA to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.
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Guidance: Free school travel: funding allocations
13 August 2020Funding for local authorities to spend on home-to-school travel for children from low-income families from 2017 to 2021.
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Guidance: Induction for newly qualified teachers during the coronavirus outbreak
13 August 2020Guidance about changes to newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Press release: Rise in top grades as students celebrate A level results
13 August 2020Over 300,000 students collect AS, A level and vocational and technical qualification results with a rise in proportion of A and A* grades at A level
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Corporate information: Department for Education – Research at DfE
13 August 2020Find DfE research publications and invitations to tender for new research projects.
BBC News - Family & Education
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A-levels: Anger over 'unfair' results this year
13 August 2020There are calls for a review and free appeals as concern grows over "volatility" in this year's results.
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BTec students awaiting results 'hopeful for the future'
12 August 2020As they await BTec results, students are confident about their careers despite Covid-19 disruption.
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A-level pupils in Wales find out 'cancelled summer' results
13 August 2020Record A-level results are reported but unions say there is a real concern at grades for some pupils.
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A-levels: Over a third of NI grades lower than predicted by teachers
13 August 2020There is a mixed picture as thousands of pupils receive their results, after exams were cancelled due to Covid-19.
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Williamson apologises for school and exam disruption
12 August 2020England's Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tells children he is 'incredibly sorry' they have suffered.