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Ministers mull future of £380m SEND budgets transfer policy

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What does strong parental engagement look like in practice?

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Detection wands could stop mobile phone use in exam halls

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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities

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EBacc withdrawal ‘squeezes languages out of the picture’
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School food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE
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‘Disgraceful’: Unions attack ‘alarming’ Harris job cut plans
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Trainee teacher need to drop by 23% next year, DfE forecasts

1d | Recruitment and retention

Almost four in 10 leaders expect school to cut SEND support next year

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Sponsored academy pupils make ‘less ambitious’ post-16 choices

2d | Assessment

Bristol school’s decision to postpone MP visit based on ‘safeguarding concerns’, review finds

2d | Schools

Ofqual issues first ‘rebuke’ of exam board over ‘serious failures’

2d | Assessment

Schools given ‘limited’ DfE help with falling rolls, warns government auditor

2d | School funding

Big Education’s merger with Oasis given go-ahead
3d | Academies

DfE set to make school phone ban guidance statutory
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Education questions: Ministers quizzed on school food standards and falling rolls
4d | Politics

17 leaders named regional chairs of KS3 alliance
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New heads need more than a one-off qualification, say charities

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Democracy starts in the classroom

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Shan Scott, former chief schools adjudicator

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Social media time limits won’t protect children

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AI, subject access requests and metadata: What schools need to know
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Young people don’t need a voice, they need a role
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School admissions are a moral choice
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