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Oak National Academy lessons will ‘never be sold’

The Oak National Academy has pledged it will “never sell its lessons” after the government confirmed that its charity…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson ally Nick Timothy handed DfE board role without competition

The education secretary has been accused of “trying to subvert process to help his political mates” after appointing an…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Prioritising well-being doesn’t make you a ‘snowflake’

Amid daily guidelines and Daily Mail headlines, we can’t lose sight of what it takes to run happy and…

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Schools take £900m Covid hit, but few get cash help

New figures show that the cost of Covid safety measures for schools across England has soared to almost £400…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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F1 in Schools zoom to success with innovative 2020 UK National Finals event

For the first time in the 20-year history of F1 in Schools National Finals events, teams vying to become…

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F1 in Schools
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DfE broke pupil data protection laws, damning ICO audit reveals

The Department for Education broke data protection laws in the way it handles pupil data, the information watchdog has…

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Unifrog’s four key strategies to support a blended learning approach to careers education

Young people aged 16 to 24 have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic – they held 47% of jobs…

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Unifrog
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More schools partially closed, but attendance rises

The proportion of schools fully open to all pupils has fallen again, Department for Education analysis shows, but more…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government to ‘explore’ one-to-one teaching for ‘exceptional’ pupils

The prime minister has said he wants to “take further” the idea of one-to-one teaching, both for pupils in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Spielman: Better DfE advice needed to thwart Covid ‘fake news’ fuelling home education rise

Ofsted’s chief inspector wants a “simplification of government advice” on covid to help schools deal with “fake news” that…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted’s visits find schools’ remote learning ‘not aligned’ to curriculum

Ofsted has published its first snapshot of the pilot “visits” it ran in September. The report covers the findings…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Renewed calls for mandatory sprinklers after schools destroyed

Fire chiefs are again calling for sprinklers to be made mandatory for new and refurbished schools after two devastating…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter