A combination of mock exams, coursework and essays will be used to decide grades in England this year.
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University of Liverpool: Academics sign letter against 47 ‘callous’ job cuts
Academics sent an open letter to university leaders expressing “dismay” and “outrage” at the plan.
Summer catch-up schools planned for pupils in England
A total of £700m will help ensure “no child is left behind” due to the pandemic, Boris Johnson says.
Covid: ‘Heroic’ Zoom teacher ‘deserves round of applause’
Dean Williamson had a seizure while his son was taking part in a school lesson over Zoom.
Covid tests and masks: School prepares for return to class
The BBC speaks to pupils, staff and parents at a school as they ready for in-person learning again.
Covid: ‘Children really need to get back into school’
Parents and teachers react as it is announced that all schools in England will reopen from 8 March.
Secondary schools in Wales may return after Easter
The announcement comes as the youngest pupils in Wales go back to class in a phased return.
Schools back 8 March in England with Covid tests taken at home
Parents of secondary school pupils will carry out Covid tests and face masks will be worn in class.
Covid in Scotland: Youngest pupils return as schools reopen
Schools across the country have been closed to the vast majority of pupils since December.
Covid: Catch-up narrative putting ‘huge pressure’ on children, psychologists say
The British Psychological Society warns against reinforcing the notion that school pupils are “behind”.
‘Reckless’ if all pupils back 8 March, say teachers’ unions
Teachers’ unions call for a phased return to school in England to avoid a spike in infections.
It’s A Sin: The real women who cared
The women who helped friends and relations in the Aids crisis when the disease was still a taboo.