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Ministers must reverse pupil premium funding change, say leading charities

Ministers must reverse a change to how pupil premium funding is calculated, two leading education charities have warned, after…

James Carr
James Carr
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Williamson plans behaviour survey and urges ‘sensible debate’ over exclusions

Schools will take part in a new survey on student behaviour every term, the education secretary has announced. Gavin…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Speed read: Williamson’s 7 policies to revive the academies drive

Gavin Williamson has announced a raft of new policies today that he hopes will push towards the government’s “vision”…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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‘Try before you buy’ academy offer – what you need to know

Trusts running schools on service-level agreements has long featured in the sector. What’s new today is that the government…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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MATs move to centralise in wake of Covid pressures, study finds

Many multi-academy trusts have moved to centralise HR, finance, health and safety and other policies in the wake of…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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CPD entitlement would boost attainment by two-thirds of a grade, study claims

Giving teachers a formal entitlement to 35 hours of CPD training would boost pupil attainment by two-thirds of a…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


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School attendance bounces back to pre-pandemic levels, DfE reports

Attendance in state primary schools has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with attendance in all schools now the highest it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual boss: Submitting grade check samples ‘should not take too long’

Submitting pupil work so exam boards can check teacher assessed grades “should not take too long” and will ensure…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Major MAT’s edtech demonstrator contract exposes potential governance pitfall

The government insists it has a “robust governance process” for its edtech demonstrator scheme after the selection of a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Everything you need to know about the government’s new Institute of Teaching

Just £17 million of £121 million budgeted for the government’s “world-leading” Institute of Teaching is guaranteed to set up…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Appeals against 2020 grades stutter on eight months after fiasco

Pupils and their families are still fighting teacher grades eight months after they were awarded last year, despite ministers…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Schools left waiting for thousands of home Covid tests for pupils

Schools have been left waiting for thousands of home Covid tests, prompting warnings the government is “undermining” its own…

James Carr
James Carr