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Geoff Barton to serve second term as ASCL leader

Geoff Barton is to serve a second term as general secretary of the ASCL school leadership union, after being…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Councils in deficit told to find SEND savings in exchange for £100m bailouts

Five councils have been told to cut special needs and disabilities (SEND) spending and reform services in exchange for…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Ofsted announces return of area SEND inspections

Ofsted will begin revisiting areas where “significant concerns about SEND provision” have been identified from next month, ahead of…

James Carr
James Carr
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Fact check: Is Ofsted more likely to praise poorer schools’ leaders?

Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector, caused a stir last week after claiming that lower grades for schools in deprived…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted pilot to look at whether framework ‘tweaks’ are needed ahead of full inspections

Ofsted will conduct “full” on-site inspections at about 25 schools over the next fortnight to assess whether its framework…

James Carr
James Carr
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£22m from recovery premium to ‘accelerate’ numeracy and literacy progress

The government is planning to set up a National Tutoring Programme-style subsidised scheme to “accelerate” pupils’ progress in numeracy…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


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‘Flimsy’ medical evidence for Greenwich schools Covid legal threat revealed

The medical advice received by Gavin Williamson before he used emergency Covid powers to order a London council to…

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE finally deletes pupil nationality and country of birth data

The Department for Education has finally deleted its controversial migrant children database, years after it stopped collecting pupil nationality…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Advance sight of exam board questions might be ‘good learning experience’ for pupils, says Ofqual chair

Going through materials provided by exam boards to aid with teacher assessment this year might be “a good learning…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual chair: Exam grade evidence not a ‘topic for negotiation’ between teachers and students

Evidence used to issue exam grades this year will not be a “topic for negotiation” between teachers and students,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Sir Kevan Collins: Covid has shown ‘weakness’ of ‘over-centralisation’ in education

Over-centralisation has been “revealed to be a weakness” of the education system during the Covid-19 pandemic, the government’s recovery commissioner…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Labour calls on DfE to ‘guarantee’ free school meals support over Easter

Labour is calling on the government to provide free school meals vouchers or cash payments over the Easter holidays,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker