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Reporter at Schools Week, covering curriculum, exams, AI and post-16 // Previously Local Democracy Reporter for Oxfordshire at @TheOxfordMail @BBCOxford
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Ministers to consider extra ‘safeguards’ for SATs contracts

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By Esmé Kenney Verified
| Schools Week Verified
Ministers will consider whether any extra “safeguards” are needed in future SATs procurements, following failures by contractor Pearson this summer. The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has begun early market engagement to “inform the assessment of our options” for delivery of primary school tests, according to a contract notice.
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Ministers plan ‘ed tech certification scheme’

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By Esmé Kenney Verified
| Schools Week Verified
Ministers plan to introduce a certification model to assess standards for education technology products to help schools choose safe tools for the classroom. The Department for Education will consult on an ed tech certification scheme, but it is unclear when this would be put in place if it goes ahead, or what the specific standards would be.
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New GCSEs risk widening inequalities if take-up is low, researchers warn

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By Esmé Kenney Verified
| Schools Week Verified
New vocational GCSEs must be taken by a substantial proportion of pupils, otherwise the new qualifications risk widening socio-economic inequalities, researchers have warned. In a major shake-up of key stage 4 qualifications, ministers plan to begin replacing existing technical awards with the new GCSEs from 2029.
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