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Attendance plummets as more pupils forced to self-isolate

School attendance has plummeted to 86 per cent due to Covid-related absences, with over half of state-funded secondary schools…

James Carr
James Carr
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Durand wants £3m to hand back buildings (and they are ‘confident’ of winning legal fight)

The operators of commercial facilities run from the site of the former Durand Academy in south London want about…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Thousands of pounds raised for Derby school devastated in arson attack

A school has launched a heart-felt plea for donations to replace thousands of pounds worth of new books that…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Trust boards told to ‘nurture’ new leaders

The academies minister has urged trust boards to “nurture” members who could step up to replace chairs. Speaking at…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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£10m Mandarin scheme set for expansion despite teacher recruitment struggles

A £10 million programme to improve children’s fluency in Mandarin is set to be extended. The government-funded Mandarin Excellence…

James Carr
James Carr
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100k more laptops for schools – but access is slashed

The government has bought a further 100,000 laptops for schools – but headteachers have seen their allocations slashed by…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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NEU urges government to consider rota system for secondaries in lockdown areas

A teachers’ union is urging the government to consider the potential of secondary schools moving to a rota system…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Investigation: Minister intervenes as home education soars

The government has intervened to urge parents not to take the decision to remove their children from school “lightly”…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE lifts all provider T Level restrictions from 2024

The Department for Education has announced today any provider delivering 16 to 19 study programmes will be able to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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‘Orphan’ school trust silent on CEO’s departure

The special academy trust set up by government to take over “orphan” schools has refused to explain why its…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Mental health teams overlook excluded pupils

A new government initiative to support pupils’ mental health seems to be overlooking many excluded children. Research by the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE consults on scrapping quals competing with A-Levels by 2023

The government has moved a step closer to removing funding for applied general qualifications, such as BTECs, that compete…

John Dickens
John Dickens