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Publish data on all pupil moves to stop schools using ‘tricks’ to hide exclusions – think tank

Ministers are facing calls to publish data on all pupil moves into alternative provision, not just permanent exclusions, after…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE scales back teaching school hubs plan

Only around 1,200 schools will benefit from an improvement scheme intended by ministers to reach 2,000 institutions, the Department…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Revealed: Who are England’s happiest teachers?

Teachers are happier and more satisfied with life than the average graduate – but their job satisfaction has fallen…

James Carr
James Carr
News, Politics

Angela Rayner to run for Labour deputy leadership

The shadow education secretary Angela Rayner will run to be Labour’s deputy leader, she will announce today. The Ashton-under-Lyne…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE extends breakfast clubs pilot to 2021

A government scheme offering primary schools help to set up breakfast clubs will be extended for a year, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gibb commits £5m to continue culture and music schemes

The government has committed £5 million to extend cultural education schemes aimed at getting school pupils to play instruments,…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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The top 10 most read Schools Week stories in 2019

From secret government money-saving reports, pupils being sent to the back of the queue for lunch if they have…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

New Year’s Honours 2020: Former academy trust head made a Dame

Former academy trust boss Dr Caroline Allen has been made a dame in the new year’s honours list. Allen,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Opinion

Should inspections be ‘no-notice’ for inspectors as well as schools?

Following the Conservatives’ election victory, no-notice inspections of schools are likely to be trialed in England. Colin Richards believes this…

Freddie Whittaker
COLIN RICHARDS
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Number of NLEs and NLGs drops 20% as system leadership review continues

The number of national leaders of education and governance working in the school system has declined by around a…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Small schools could miss out on ‘top-up’ funding, DfE warned

The Department for Education has pledged to consider changes to its national funding formula after it was warned that…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Halfon to seek re-election as education committee chair

Robert Halfon, the former education minister who chaired the Parliamentary education committee for the past two-and-a-half years, will seek…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker