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No joint SEND inspections in the autumn, but Ofsted and CQC will still ‘visit’ areas

Joint area SEND inspections will not resume in the autumn term, Ofsted has announced. But the watchdog and the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Broadcast Oak Academy lessons on TV, says education committee chair

Recorded lessons such as those put together by the Oak National Academy should be shown on television, the chair…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Extra £101 million for school and college leavers to return for a third year

The government has pledged £101 million to give all 18 to 19 year olds who are struggling to find…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools to get energy-efficiency grants from £1bn fund

Schools will be able to apply for grants from the government to make their buildings more energy-efficient under a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted visits: ‘Serious issues’ may lead to ‘immediate action’

“Serious issues” identified during lighter-touch Ofsted visits in the autumn could result in “immediate action”, the watchdog has said….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Seven things we learned from Ofqual’s 2019-20 annual report

The exams regulator Ofqual has published its annual report for the 2019-20 financial year. Here’s what we learned.  …

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Attendance rates continue to rise as proportion of reopened schools flatlines

The proportion of schools that have reopened more widely has flatlined, but pupil attendance has continued to rise, new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pearson considering using markers to be part of national tutoring programme

An exam board is scoping out whether to redeploy its markers as tutors so it can get involved in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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‘Orphan’ school shunned by 3 sponsors rated ‘inadequate’ – again

An “orphan” school that has been waiting nine years for a sponsor after being shunned by three academy trusts…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Re-engage vulnerable teens to prevent ‘lost generation’, says children’s commissioner

Schools must work with councils and the police to prevent the creation of a “lost generation” of teenagers, the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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‘Supersized’ trust investigated by government just 14 months after opening with 10 schools

A ‘supersized’ trust was investigated by the government over allegations relating to financial management just 14 months after opening…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Primary art and D&T ‘missing’ from Oak’s initial 2020-21 lesson plans

Lessons in primary art, secondary relationships, sex and health education and design and technology do not feature in the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker