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Academy boss Jo Saxton appointed policy adviser to Gavin Williamson

The chief executive of the Turner Schools academy trust has been appointed as an adviser to the education secretary….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Top DfE boss: SEND failures driven by ‘stresses and strains’ on the system

Failures of support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities have in part been driven by “stresses and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School rapped for issuing own-brand qualifications instead of ‘uncensored’ GCSEs

An Orthodox Jewish school has been rapped for making pupils sit qualifications of “no value” which result in the…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘Big Bang’ STEM education event cancelled over coronavirus fears

A science and engineering fair for school pupils due to be held in Birmingham this week has been cancelled…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy orders ‘flawed’ as 1 in 4 schools improve before help arrives

Over a quarter of schools inspected by Ofsted after receiving an academy order improved while “in limbo” waiting to…

James Carr
James Carr
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Third of teachers have to bring their own tea and coffee to school

Making a round of brews for your colleagues is an everyday activity for many teachers, but what if the…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


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SEN pupils ‘not well’ served by in-year admissions

One in ten councils believe pupils with special educational needs are being let down when they try to move…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Heads ‘handcuffed’ into anti-academy vows

Unions are using strike action to “handcuff” headteachers into signing pledges not to academise for up to five years….

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Trust issued warning after key stage 3 pupils not taught MFL

An academy trust could have funding axed for one of its schools after Ofsted found some pupils in year…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Uniform bill MP wants restriction on branded items

Families are being made to pay up to £4 extra to add compulsory initials on to items of PE…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: School asks parents to clean toilets to stop outbreak

A school is asking parents to help clean the toilets and plans to make its own hand sanitiser in…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘No-frills’ private school founder eyes seven more north east sites

The man behind a “no frills” private school is looking for sites to open another seven in the north-east,…

John Dickens
John Dickens