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Chris Russell to replace Sean Harford as Ofsted’s national education director

Ofsted is to name Chris Russell as its new national director of education, replacing Sean Harford, Schools Week has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Senior mental health lead training: 5 things you need to know

Up to two-thirds of schools will have to wait until at least next spring to hear if they will…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Sir Kevan Collins resigns as government education recovery tsar

The government’s education recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins has offered his resignation after ministers allocated just £1.4 billion in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE’s £1.4bn education recovery plan: what you need to know

The government has announced the first set of measures under its long-awaited education recovery plan today – but schools…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE looks to spend £800k on headteacher wellbeing and mental health support

The Department for Education is looking to spend £800,000 on “tailored mental health and wellbeing support” to school leaders…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government won’t say if mental health ‘first aid’ training started for primaries

The government is refusing to to say whether its mental health “first aid” training for all primary schools has…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


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Two trusts face spending controls after accounts reveal joint CEO’s double salary

Two academy trusts face strict government spending controls after accounts revealed their joint chief executive earning a double salary…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Warning over DfE evidence backing extra school time

Studies cited by the government to support its proposals to extend the school day need “optimal conditions” or schools…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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DfE report delays let academy trust bosses ‘get away with it’

The government has admitted that reports on financial scandals in three academy trusts have been gathering dust for more…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Free school meals voucher extension risked legal challenges

The government’s last-minute U-turn on providing free school meals vouchers over the summer holidays risked exposing it to legal…

James Carr
James Carr
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Revealed: Oak bosses’ bid for £41m payday

Oak bosses would have been in line for a £41 million payday under their preferred proposal for the future…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE snubs calls for sprinklers in all new schools

The Department for Education (DfE) is planning to amend guidance to recommend fire suppression systems – such as sprinklers- …

James Carr
James Carr