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Ofsted director: ‘Little more we could do’ to improve home learning

An Ofsted director has said there was “little more we could do” to ensure schools were providing home learning…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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7 things we learned from the ESFA’s 2019-20 annual accounts

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has this afternoon published its annual report and accounts for 2019-20, revealing academy…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual predicts ‘slightly better’ results this year, but teacher grades to be hauled down

Teacher-assessed grades will have to be hauled down by up to 12 percentage points this year so results are…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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STRB warning over experienced teacher pay, plus 5 more findings from its 2020 report

The independent body that reviews teacher pay has fired a warning shot over the government’s pay proposals – saying…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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New financial transparency rules for LA schools: everything you need to know

Council-maintained schools will be required to publish on their websites the number of staff earning over £100,000. The government…

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John Dickens
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Confirmed: 5.5% pay rise for new starters and 2.75% increase for all other teachers

The government has confirmed today that starting salaries for new teachers will rise by 5.5 per cent next year,…

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Teachers to get 3.1% pay rise, chancellor confirms

Teachers will get a 3.1 per cent pay rise, it has been announced today. The rise is mostly expected…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NTP won’t be fully operational until Spring, plus 4 more catch-up funding details

The government’s £350 million national tutoring programme won’t fully “ramp up” until the spring term, with schools also not…

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John Dickens
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Revealed: The 37 special and AP free schools approved by the DfE

Two areas promised special schools have missed out after competitions to find sponsors were unsuccessful. The Department for Education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools’ tutoring scheme fund raided to pay for new £96m college catch-up

A scheme being designed to provide extra tuition for disadvantaged school pupils has been slashed by almost £100 million…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Teach First to target axed trainees for new catch-up mentor roles

Teach First will attempt to recruit the trainees it dropped earlier this year to become mentors under the national…

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John Dickens
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Roll-out of ‘hard’ national funding formula delayed … again

The roll-out of a “hard” national funding formula has been delayed for at least another year – meaning schools…

John Dickens
John Dickens