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Schools face new checks to ensure pupil premium spending ‘backed by evidence’

Schools will have to show their pupil premium spending is “backed by evidence” under new requirements announced by the…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Another testing U-turn: School tests WILL need PCR confirmation

Rapid Covid tests taken in schools will now need a follow-up lab test to confirm their result from tomorrow,…

James Carr
James Carr
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Muhammad cartoon row school launches independent probe into RSE lessons

The trust in charge of Batley Grammar School has announced an independent investigation of its curriculum after its teacher’s…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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School attendance rates fall again as more pupils self-isolate

School attendance rates fell again last week as more pupils were forced to self-isolate due to potential Covid contact…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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£200m summer schools funding details: the 5 things you need to know

Secondary schools will receive £59.70 per place per day to run summer schools this year, but only for a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted hopes subject reviews will help schools prioritise catch-up content

Ofsted will publish a series of ‘state of the nation’ research reviews and subject reports to set out the…

James Carr
James Carr


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Free school meals: 300k more pupils became eligible in first 7 months of Covid

The number of children eligible for free school meals surged in the first seven months of the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Can the government fix the ‘confusing’ careers landscape?

The skills white paper sets the lofty ambition of a “clear, all-age careers system”. Will a former academic be…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Reopening schools ‘almost certainly’ responsible for Covid rate uptick among young people – PM

A slight uptick in Covid rates among young people is “almost certainly” the result of reopening schools, Boris Johnson…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hackers hit Harris in latest ‘highly sophisticated’ cyber attack

One of the country’s largest academy trusts has become the latest victim of a targeted ransomware cyber attack –…

James Carr
James Carr
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Williamson first education secretary to address NASUWT conference in five years

Gavin Williamson will address the annual conference of the NASUWT teaching union this weekend, five years after an education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted plans ‘lighter-touch’ on-site inspections during summer term

Ofsted will undertake “lighter-touch” on-site inspections during the summer term before returning to full graded inspections next year, it…

James Carr
James Carr