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Revealed: The gaps in teachers’ pensions worth thousands

Teachers’ pensions could be tens of thousands of pounds short because of administrative failures – with the government admitting…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Academy orders can be revoked if schools improve to ‘good’, DfE confirms

Failing maintained schools that become ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ before converting into academies can have their academy orders revoked, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Staff and pupils recommended to layer up as schools work to keep classrooms ventilated

Staff and pupils are being told to layer up as schools struggle to keep classrooms both ventilated for covid…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Oak National Academy users double to 250k as schools return

Almost a quarter of a million pupils have logged on to Oak National Academy as the number of pupils…

James Carr
James Carr
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How schools became the battleground of Cummings’s culture war

Schools have been hurled into the centre of a “culture war” by the publication of unexpected guidance thought to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Compelling logic’ in call to scrap GCSEs, says Green

Calls to scrap GCSEs deserve “serious consideration”, the shadow education secretary has said, as she pledged a review of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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DfE to clarify ‘intent’ of controversial new RSE guidance

The government is set to issue a statement clarifying the “intent” of additional relationships and sex education guidance published…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Schools ‘have legal duty’ to provide remote education

A new legal duty on schools to provide remote education to pupils unable to attend school due to Covid-19…

James Carr
James Carr
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No free laptops for schools with fewer than 15 self-isolating pupils

A school that is limiting attendance by operating a rota model or that has fewer than 15 children self-isolating…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Ofsted admits ‘visits’ fall under inspection remit after NAHT legal challenge

Ofsted has admitted its Autumn visits “fall within the broad concept of inspections” after an education union took the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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20k autumn A-level ‘resit’ entries – with maths and science most popular

There are more than 20,000 entries for the A-level ‘resits’ this autumn following the government’s summer grading debacle, new…

James Carr
James Carr
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Outstanding schools set for Ofsted inspections next year – but may face 6-year wait

Outstanding schools are set to be inspected again when Ofsted inspections resume next year – but it will now…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter