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Can’t afford the zoo? Then weed the allotment for activities week

A school plans to charge pupils to do weeding during lesson time as part of a range of options…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Whistleblower scared off after legal threat in Post-it note cheating probe

A whistleblower in a SATs cheating probe was scared off from giving evidence after a “threatening” legal letter from…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools to make teacher body cams permanent to blitz bad behaviour

Three secondary schools in England are piloting the use of body-worn cameras for teachers to tackle bad behaviour, with…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Agnew to fire off another round of Baker clause warning letters

Another round of letters warning schools of their legal duty to promote apprenticeships will be fired off to headteachers…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE extends academy trust capacity fund to rural maintained schools

Rural local authority-maintained schools will be given access to government expansion funding for the first time next year to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: What the British public really thinks about teachers

Older people are more likely to think teachers have a manageable workload, and many parents still don’t know about…

James Carr
James Carr


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School league tables 2019: How did your academy trust perform?

The government has published its multi-academy trust league tables for 2019. The annual data release gives a ranking of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School league tables 2019: MAT progress scores improve, and 5 other findings

New figures published by the government today reveal how well the country’s multi-academy trusts are performing. The Department for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE told to prioritise curriculum funding to showcase women in STEM

Ministers have been told to prioritise curriculum funding for schools that will develop resources showcasing women in STEM, after…

James Carr
James Carr
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Remove incentives to ‘depress or inflate’ early years outcomes, Ofqual urges DfE

Ministers must review the way they present data on the performance of reception children to remove the incentives for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Barry Smith named regional schools director at London academy trust

The Community Schools Trust (CST) has appointed former headteacher Barry Smith as its new regional schools director. Smith will…

James Carr
James Carr
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Government backs proposal to cut the cost of school uniforms

The government has announced it will back a draft law aimed at cutting the cost of school uniforms. Mike…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker