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Educational psychologists forced to identify pupils’ needs ‘in one visit’, MPs told

Educational psychologists are being forced to identify the special educational needs of pupils “in one visit” due to lack...

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Jess Staufenberg
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DfE launches consultation on plans to fund schools’ £830m pension contribution hike

The government has launched a consultation today on plans to provide extra funding to cover the estimated £830 million...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Four in five heads contribute to their schools’ finances

Four in five headteachers contribute to their schools’ finances from their own pockets, and the amount they are contributing...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Hinds to face education committee grilling over academy accountability and exclusions

Damian Hinds has been summoned to appear in front of MPs to answer questions about academy trust accountability, exclusions...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Revealed: Only two groups bid for £4.8m languages centre cash

Only two groups put themselves forward to run the government’s new £4.8 million “centre for excellence” to boost the...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Heads enticed with conference tickets to attend ‘hosted meetings’

A major new education conference is offering free tickets and expenses of up to £750 in return for headteachers...

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Jess Staufenberg
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OGAT and isolation rooms: what the data shows

Opponents of isolation rooms claim they disproportionately punish the poorest and most vulnerable pupils. OGAT, one of the trusts...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Academics accused of ‘unconscious bias’ against grammar schools in controversial HEPI report

Academic researchers could be ignoring the benefits of grammar schools because they are politically biased against them and “out...

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Jess Staufenberg
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University of York to run £4.8m languages ‘centre of excellence’

The University of York has been chosen to run the government’s new “centre for excellence” for modern foreign languages....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg