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School facilities hire firm goes into administration

A company that helps schools to rent out their sports halls, football pitches and classrooms is going into administration…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads reissue calls for a plan B as PM says September reopening a ‘national priority’

The government has again been warned it must have a plan B in place for September school reopenings, in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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New teacher employment rate drops, but trainee application surge continues

The proportion of teachers not employed in state schools 16 months after qualifying has risen above one in five,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Rate of pupils being suspended from school hits 13-year high

The rate of pupils given fixed-term exclusions from school has risen for a fifth year running – with youngsters…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Extra tests under consideration so DfE can measure lost lockdown learning

Pupils may have to sit additional tests next year so researchers can measure the full extent of lockdown learning…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: Calls for virtual ITT placements and forcing schools to open their doors to trainees

Teacher training providers want to explore forcing schools to offer opportunities to trainees and are in talks about running…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Trust sets up own tutoring company to stop £1bn catch-up cash seeping into private sector

A former regional school commissioner turned trust CEO is spearheading a new school-led tutoring agency to ensure government catch-up…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Ofqual wants admissions ‘flexibility’ for pupils with ‘one or two lower grades’

Post-16 providers have been urged to “offer greater flexibility” in admission decisions to ensure pupils who get “one or…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Coronavirus: £2.7m cost of shredding cancelled SATs papers revealed

The government has shredded exam papers for this year’s cancelled SATs and phonics tests – writing off the £2.7m…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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RSC league tables 2019: How are the nation’s commissioners performing?

Dominic Herrington has once again been crowned as the best-performing regional schools commissioner, according to Schools Week’s annual league…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Schools advised to delay 11-plus tests until November

Grammar school entry tests should be pushed back until as late as November, the government has said, with parents…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Confidence in accuracy of new inspections falls, long-awaited full Ofsted survey shows

Fewer schools think Ofsted’s new inspections are accurate and clear, full survey results finally released by the watchdog have…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth