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Financial warning for academy trust over ‘incorrect use’ of revenue funds

An academy trust has been ordered to reduce the number of bank accounts it holds, after it incorrectly used…

James Carr
James Carr
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TV presenter deletes tweet supporting back-to-school campaign

A TV presenter has deleted a tweet that supported the government’s back-to-school campaign. Kirsty Gallacher may have flouted advertising…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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New ‘flagship’ study to solve why teachers leave

A new five-year study of 15,000 teachers will assess why staff drop out of the profession, the impact of…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Closing trust gave CEO six -figure pay-off

An academy trust set to close over financial worries awarded its outgoing chief executive a £115,000 severance package –…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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No mandatory face masks, and 7 other things you need to know about autumn exams

The government has released further guidance on how schools must prepare for autumn exams to best protect public health. …

James Carr
James Carr
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NAHT: 4 in 5 schools have pupils isolating because of lack of tests

Headteachers have reported that pupils at more than four in five schools are isolating because they can’t get access…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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£50m for expansion, but some grammars get less inclusive

The government’s £50 million grammar schools expansion scheme to improve access for poorer pupils has instead created “more places…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pay rise costs take sheen off extra funding

School funding will still be six per cent lower than it was in 2010 after cash swallowed up by…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Anger as government admits test and trace website coding error

A coding glitch caused by the government’s “failure” to carry out proper software testing is preventing people from booking…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government considering extra testing kits for schools

The government is looking at increasing the number of testing kits issued to schools. In the commons today, Conservative…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofsted will check school ‘readiness’ to teach relationships and sex education from January

Schools will have their “readiness” to teach the new relationships and sex education curriculum assessed by Ofsted from January,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Majority of teachers’ mental health declines

More than half of teachers say their mental health has declined during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the lack of…

James Carr
James Carr