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DfE edits job ad that warned applicants wouldn’t be paid for 2 months

The Department for Education has amended a job advert which warned applicants for ministerial private office roles they would…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted slams council and diocese at ‘forgotten school’ in five-year takeover limbo

A “forgotten school” waiting five years for an academy takeover has been put into special measures again, with Ofsted…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual warning over social media exam leaks

Headteachers should remind their pupils not to be “distracted” by claims of exam paper leaks on social media, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools in poorest areas have up to 100 extra sick days, plus 3 more EPI teacher shortage findings

The Education Policy Institute today has released a report probing the teacher shortages and pay in England.  Report author…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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EPI: Schools in poorest areas face more cuts to pay for £30k starting salaries

Schools in the most disadvantaged areas face having to make further cuts to meet the sharp rise in salaries…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Education unions reject proposed representation reforms

Government plans to allow employees to bring lawyers or other non-union representatives into disciplinary meetings will see “simple disputes…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Expanding trusts issued warning notices over school failures

A quarter of the academy trusts recently issued “termination” warnings after standards dropped at one of their schools had…

James Carr
James Carr
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Revealed: DfE’s lead behaviour schools must have 45%-plus EBacc rate, and 3 MATs are also wanted

The Department for Education has revealed new lead schools to help others tackle unruly behaviour must be ‘outstanding’ and…

James Carr
James Carr
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Heads’ ‘impossible situation’: Spielman criticises cuts recommended by Agnew’s advisers

Government advisers told schools to carry out cash-saving actions such as reducing curriculum breadth, which has now been slammed…

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Ofqual tells schools to ensure ‘contingency plans’ for exams up-to-date

Exams regulator Ofqual is in talks with exam boards over whether there are any risks to the summer exam…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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1 in 4 parents with SEND children unhappy with school support, Ofsted reveals

A quarter of parents with SEND children don’t think they are offered enough support at school, according to the…

James Carr
James Carr
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Williamson calls for silent corridors and banned mobiles ‘to be the norm’

Education secretary Gavin Williamson wants the school culture created by behaviour policies such as silent corridors and banning mobile…

James Carr
James Carr