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Sir Kevan Collins is a shrewd appointment to lead the Covid catch-up plans – but he will need to keep teachers onside

New Office for National Statistics data finds similar Covid death rates in teaching compared to other professions

Three-quarters of school staff are ‘frightened’ or ‘worried’ by the ambition to reopen schools by Easter. Read why here

Education secretary says he hopes schools will open up to all pupils before Easter

The DfE and Ofqual have begun a consultation on how GCSEs and A levels results will be decided this summer. Read all the details here

Gavin Williamson has set out the basis of teacher assessment for 2021 GCSE and A-level grades and said they could draw on external papers and tasks