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Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman tells schools not to give pupils extended summer break

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Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman tells schools not to give pupils extended summer break with up to 100 days holiday, warning they will be ill-prepared for exams Ms Spielman said she is keen for schools to explain how they use summer term  GCSEs and A-levels are cancelled this year in favour of teacher assessments  But schools … Read more

Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman warns lockdown has created an ‘epidemic of demotivated children’

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Schools have been unable to avoid an ‘epidemic of demotivated children’ in lockdown, England’s chief schools inspector said today.   Amanda Spielman told the conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) that young children have lost skills as basic as ‘using a pencil’ during months of home learning. She added that some parents have simply … Read more