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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
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Unions demand ‘immediate’ release of Covid-19 variant school outbreaks data

Unions representing heads, teachers and support staff have demanded the “immediate” release of data on the number of Covid-19…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Repairing England’s schools will cost £11.4 billion, DfE admits

Repairing or replacing all defects in England’s schools will cost £11.4 billion, the Department for Education has admitted. It…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Spielman bags two more years as Ofsted chief inspector

Amanda Spielman has been given two extra years in the role of Ofsted chief inspector, the Department for Education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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GCSEs and A-levels: 7 key trends from provisional 2021 entries data

GCSE and A-level entries continued to rise this year, but subject-level data reveals big changes in some subjects. Exams…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Pupils missed 33 million days of in-person education due to Covid last autumn

Pupils missed 33 million days of in-person education because of Covid during the autumn term last year, as schools…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger