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82 per cent of headteachers prefer Hunt to Johnson, poll finds

Four-in-five headteachers believe Jeremy Hunt would make the best Conservative prime minister, a new poll has revealed. A survey…

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Freddie Whittaker
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£17m on offer for academy trust expansion – but it’ll depend on EBacc entries

The government will hand £17 million in additional funding to academy trusts to help “strong and high-potential” chains to…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers ‘to get 2.75% pay rise’ – reports

UPDATE: The government has now confirmed its plans for teacher pay in 2019-20. You can read about it here….

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Freddie Whittaker
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Investigation: Fair access? Hundreds of pupils shut out

Hundreds of pupils are failing to secure school places after being turned away by schools during in-year admissions –…

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John Dickens
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The Herrington Q&A: ‘Let’s reframe how we talk about academies’

After more than a year of waiting, Schools Week was finally given an interview with Dominic Herrington. Here, the…

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John Dickens
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MPs demand to see secretive cost-cutter reports

The government must release reports by its school cost-cutting consultants to MPs and provide evidence of the value for…

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Freddie Whittaker


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NASUWT to face hearing over claims Chris Keates overstayed as general secretary

The NASUWT teaching union will face a hearing to determine whether it broke the law by allowing Chris Keates…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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9,000 pupils were entered for the wrong science paper

Around 9,000 pupils were entered for the wrong science GCSE paper last year, analysis by Ofqual has revealed. Last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE: Schools may have to change lunch menus under no-deal Brexit

Schools are being urged to contact their food suppliers to make sure they are preparing for a no-deal Brexit…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Bonuses for senior Ofsted staff rise to £110k, and 5 more annual report findings

Ofsted has today published its annual report and accounts for 2018-19. Schools Week has rounded up the key findings….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools closing early to save money is ‘unacceptable’, says new DfE guidance

The Department for Education has published new guidance on changes to the school day and week, further toughening its…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy transfer market costs hit £30m as 300 more schools rebrokered this year

Costs for the academy transfer market have surpassed the £30 million mark as a record number of academies were…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross