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Teacher training provider to shut after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating

An academy trust will close its teacher training provision after it was rated ‘inadequate’ under Ofsted’s new ITE inspection…

James Carr
James Carr
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School repairs derailed by ‘inexplicable’ CIF delays and material shortages

Schools have been forced to delay building repairs by up to a year after the government awarded condition improvement…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Over 1 million children miss school because of Covid

More than a million children were absent from school last week because of Covid, new government data suggests. Department…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Only two of DfE’s 11 major projects ‘likely’ to achieve aims on time and budget

Only two of the Department for Education’s 11 major projects are considered “likely” to achieve their aims and come…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Vulnerable teenagers to be offered Covid vaccine, but routine jabs ruled out for now

The NHS is to offer a Covid vaccine to vulnerable teenagers at “greatest risk” from the virus, but the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools need government funding approval if more than 5% of year 13s repeat year

Schools will need to seek authorisation from the government if they want funding for more than 5 per cent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Secondary school league tables to return in 2021-22

Secondary school league tables will be brought back next academic year after being suspended for two years because of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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National funding formula: Extra cash for 1,300 remote schools

The government has more than doubled a funding pot for small schools in remote areas, with up to 1,300…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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‘Inadequate’ DfE Covid guidance contributing to ‘crisis in school leadership’

Guidance for schools during the Covid-19 pandemic has been “inadequate”, contributing to a “crisis in school leadership”, researchers have…

James Carr
James Carr
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School rebuilding programme: Second set of 50 schools named

The government has named 50 schools chosen in the second round of its school rebuilding programme. Ministers pledged last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Education leaders call for ‘immediate halt’ of ITT review

The government’s initial teacher training (ITT) market review will “cause fundamental and irreparable damage to the supply of high-quality…

James Carr
James Carr
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School fighting academisation can’t demonstrate improvement because of Covid, High Court hears

A primary school fighting government plans to convert it into an academy has been unable to demonstrate improvement because…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker