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Schools will be quizzed under new mental health inspections

Schools in some parts of the country will be contacted by inspectors and asked to explain how they support…

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Freddie Whittaker
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Charity Commission to probe ‘unclear’ links between charity and private school

“Unclear” links between a charity and an independent school are under investigation amid concerns about the decision to transfer…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Education committee ‘unconvinced’ by £72m opportunity areas programme

The parliamentary education committee has questioned the effectiveness of the government’s social mobility “opportunity areas” programme, highlighting concerns over…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE survey shows heads and teachers disagree on workload

Teachers and school leaders don’t see eye-to-eye on workload, according to a government survey which shows less than half…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Expert panel to oversee design of new national professional qualifications

Another expert panel has been formed by the government, this time to help design new national professional qualifications for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Financial self-assessment check for academies to become mandatory

Academy trusts will be required to complete an annual finance check-up as part of the government’s push to level…

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Revealed: How the DfE plans to increase financial transparency in maintained schools

The government wants local authority schools to get permission for any related-party transactions from their council under plans to…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE: More schools tackling workload, despite poor take-up of new ‘toolkit’

Ministers say more schools are tackling teacher workload, despite less than half of leaders having made use of new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Nearly 1 in 5 schools ‘not in line’ with guidance on managing asbestos

Almost a fifth of schools are not managing asbestos in line with government guidance, a long-awaited report has revealed….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gibb: More prescriptive LGBT guidance wouldn’t have prevented protests

More prescriptive guidance forcing primary heads to teach about LGBT relationships would not have prevented protests outside schools in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teacher training providers will take control as DfE confirms end of QTS tests

Teacher training providers will be responsible for making sure prospective teachers have adequate literacy and numeracy skills from October,…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Report claims academy oversight costs 44% more per pupil

The systems of oversight for academies cost 44 per cent more per pupil than those of local authority schools,…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross