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England’s teachers can’t get no satisfaction, TALIS finds

The OECD has this week published the second volume of results from its latest teaching and learning international survey…

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Legal challenges ‘certain’ over SEND rule changes

New emergency powers that “relax” requirements on councils to provide support for SEND pupils will “most certainly” lead to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Fears lockdown will lead to a widening inequality gap

School leaders are worried about a widening inequality gap as state schools fall behind their private counterparts in using…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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The programme making all the difference to behaviour and exclusions

As education charity The Difference prepares to expand its inclusive leadership training programme, Schools Week met members of this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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UKSA praises DfE’s new school funding stats – but says more context is needed

The statistics watchdog has praised the Department for Education for improving its school funding statistics, but says more context…

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: New text messaging service launched to help teacher wellbeing

A free text messaging service is being launched to support the wellbeing of teachers during the coronavirus crisis. The…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


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Schools halt redundancy plans amid coronavirus outbreak

Schools are halting redundancy plans as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause unprecedented disruption across the nation. Harris Federation…

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Exams regulator to set out details of process and timetable ‘next week’

Detailed information about how pupils will be assessed for this summer’s GCSEs and A-levels won’t be published until next…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Coronavirus: Help poorer children access online learning, charity begs tech firms

Tech firms and internet providers have been asked to help poorer children get online after a survey revealed just…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School absence fines rise again as landmark court ruling continues to have an impact

The number of fines issued for poor school attendance have continued to increase sharply following a landmark Supreme Court…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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More secondary schools full or over-capacity as population bulge moves through

The proportion of secondary schools that were full or over capacity increased last year, new data reveals. Department for…

James Carr
James Carr
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Unauthorised absence rate remains at highest since records began

Unauthorised pupil absence rates have remained at the highest since records began over a decade ago, new figures show….

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter