The Telegraph reports Pearson faces a record £1.35 million fine for allowing examiners to remark their own work and issuing incorrect certificates between 2016 and 2019. By Louisa Clarence-Smith.

According to iNews, new health and science T-level exams could be remarked after unexpectedly large numbers of students received D, E and U grades despite performing well in their mocks. By Poppy Wood.

A research project by academics from the University of Exeter and University College London has found that almost half of pupils who fail English language and maths GCSEs are behind their peers when they start school aged five. By Louisa Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.

The Telegraph reports the COVID inquiry has failed to confirm whether it will examine the closure of schools when it explores the decisions taken by the Government in the early stages of the pandemic. By Catherine Lough.

Writing in Tes, Leora Cruddas, the CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, urges the Government to devise "specific, costed, credible policy proposals supporting the public sector and families who will be worst affected by the cost-of-living crisis".

Rachel de Souza, the children's commissioner, has cited attendance, mental health, and regional disparities in attainment as examples of key priorities facing the incoming education ministerial team. By Rhodri Morgan, Tes.

The Early Intervention Foundation, a mental health charity for young people, has called for more mental health training for teachers, after a survey found that four out of five secondary school teachers have seen increased anxiety or depressive symptoms in their students during the last year. By Rhodri Morgan, Tes.

Susan Quinn, secretary of the EIS local association in Glasgow, has condemned the "abhorrent" decision to keep a number of schools in Scotland open while support assistants, catering staff and cleaners walk out as part of planned strike action. By Mark McLaughlin, The Times.

Multiverse, the education start-up company founded by Euan Blair, the son of Sir Tony Blair, will start offering debt-free degrees to apprentices in subjects such as technology and data science. By Louisa Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.

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