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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
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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…

Freddie Whittaker
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…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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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