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December election: MPs warn of nativity crisis and ‘cancelled Christmas decorations’

Schools face having to reschedule nativity plays and even take down Christmas decorations to facilitate a December 12 election,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE’s attempts to salvage UTCs are failing as deficits soar

Struggling University Technical Colleges now account for almost 10 per cent of revenue deficits reported by all academy trusts…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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December election 2019: What does it mean for schools?

Parliament has approved plans by the government to hold an election on December 12. So what does this mean…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Regional rep challenges establishment candidate for NASUWT leadership

A senior member of the NASUWT teaching union is seeking to challenge the establishment candidate to become its new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Half of ‘underperforming’ schools do better when progress 8 includes pupil background

More than half of schools currently classed as ‘underperforming’ would no longer fall into this category if pupil background…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Another grammar school plans ‘satellite’ site – but won’t share pupils

Another grammar school is considering opening a satellite site 12 miles away from its main location, but it seems…

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John Dickens


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DfE wants British sign language GCSE ‘as soon as possible’

Ministers are aiming to introduce a British sign language GCSE “as soon as possible” – and have pledged to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools with excessive pay risk missing out on maintenance cash

Academies that can’t demonstrate good governance and show “restraint” in their chief executive pay face being denied access to maintenance…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE corrects mistakes in 2018 primary testing data

The Department for Education has updated headline results for last year’s phonics screening check and key stage 1 SATs…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Union raises safety fears as Ormiston considers support staff redundancies

A union representing support staff at Ormiston Academies Trust has warned plans to cut caretaking and maintenance jobs could…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Parliamentary knife crime group calls for investigation into alternative provision

A parliamentary group tasked with tackling knife crime has called on the government to urgently investigate capacity and the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Changes to early learning goals reduce teacher workload – but might not help prepare pupils for KS1

Proposed changes to the early years learning goals have been found to help reduce teacher workload, but may not…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross