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Ofsted: MAT summary evaluations set for ‘early 2022’ return

Ofsted summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts will “probably” resume in early 2022, the watchdog’s chief inspector has revealed. Amanda…

James Carr
James Carr
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Editor asks: Baroness Berridge, academies minister

Conservative peer Baroness Berridge was appointed academies minister in February last year, a month before Covid-19 forced  nationwide school…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Death threats and protests: The schools facing ‘trial by social media’

School leaders’ safety is being “jeopardised” as online campaigns become “trial by social media”, with police now probing death…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Academies minister questions ‘moral purpose’ of single school heads

A minister has urged high-performing standalone academies not to sit in their “splendid ‘outstanding’ isolation,” as the government launches…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Whiteman’s Wishlist: NAHT boss sets out his demands to ministers

The NAHT school leaders’ union will hold its annual general meeting today, with general secretary Paul Whiteman due to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Mixed signals: evidence for mobile phone bans contested

Evidence cited by Nick Gibb to support mobile phone bans in schools is from an eight-year-old study that some…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Support staff roles to be listed on free DfE teacher vacancy website

The Department for Education (DfE) is set to expand its free-to-use Teaching Vacancies website to include support staff. Academies…

James Carr
James Carr
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Statutory school uniform guidance due in autumn after bill gets royal assent

Schools will have a legal duty to follow new guidance on the cost of school uniforms after a new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted director touts online curriculum forums to support schools post-inspection

Ofsted’s national director of education has said the watchdog may host online teacher forums to provide more support for…

James Carr
James Carr
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Speed read: Ofsted’s advice for ‘high-quality’ science education

Ofsted has released the first instalment of its research review series designed to help teachers prioritise catch-up content by…

James Carr
James Carr
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Gibb brushes off £125m pupil premium ‘stealth cut’ complaints

Nick Gibb brushed off growing complaints about a “stealth” pupil premium cut leaving schools £125 million out of pocket….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trust in GCSEs plummets after exams fiasco, Ofqual survey reveals

Trust in GCSEs plummeted after last summer’s exam fiasco, an Ofqual commissioned survey has found. Just 27 per cent…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth