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Conservative majority: What does it mean for schools?

The Conservatives have won a majority after yesterday’s general election, propelling Boris Johnson back into Downing Street with a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Support staff unions suspend School Cuts campaign backing until after election

Unions have suspended their support for the School Cuts campaign website to avoid falling foul of election rules. Since…

James Carr
James Carr
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Use of schools as polling stations falls 10%

The number of schools used as polling stations has fallen by almost 10 per cent since the last election,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Harris Federation schools to ditch three-year GCSEs

One of the country’s largest academy trusts has told its schools to ditch three-year GCSEs by next September, despite…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Patrick Roach elected unopposed as NASUWT general secretary

Dr Patrick Roach will be the next general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union. The current deputy general secretary,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers fear more children will be cold and hungry this Christmas

Teachers are fearful an increasing number of their pupils will go hungry this Christmas, according to a union poll….

James Carr
James Carr


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T-level providers criticise ‘protectionism’ of schools

Providers of new T-levels have claimed “protectionism” in schools could make it difficult for them to promote the qualifications…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Bid to oust NASUWT president and treasurer fails

A bid to have two elected officials of the NASUWT teaching union removed from office has failed after it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Odds-on: Will education MPs be heading back to parliament?

As the general election enters its final week – we take a look at the odds of education MPs…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NEU brands free schools a ‘failure’ as spend on closed projects rises to £186m

Successive governments have spent more than £180 million on free schools that went on to fail, according to new…

James Carr
James Carr
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From the classroom to the campaign trail: Meet the teachers standing for election

Juggling a full-time teaching schedule and an election campaign can be tricky. Vix Lowthion, the Green Party’s candidate for…

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE WILL publish details of bail-outs to struggling trusts

The government has promised to publish for the first time a full account of the bail-outs it hands to…

James Carr
James Carr