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DfE seeks company for £20m contract to supply sanitary products to schools

The government will spend up to £20 million supplying free sanitary products to schools and colleges across England, it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Suspensions and internal strife plague NASUWT as Keates stands down

Three senior national officials at one of the country’s largest teaching unions have been serving lengthy suspensions following disputes…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NFER: 1 in 6 teachers want to reduce their hours

School leaders need to tackle the barriers stopping middle and senior staff from flexible working, researchers have said, as…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Revealed: The 22 new free schools approved by DfE

A chunk of the new 22 free schools approved today will open in academy trusts that have expanded rapidly…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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We’ll build trust in our school funding stats, says DfE chief

The Department for Education’s most senior civil servant has said he wants to build the department’s reputation as “a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Investigation launched after pupils given question ‘copied’ from textbook

An investigation has been launched after it emerged a question used in the Edexcel GCSE maths paper 3 this…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon


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International teachers struggle with poor pupil behaviour in English schools

International teachers struggled to settle in English schools because of poor pupil behaviour and heavy workloads, a new government…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted downgrades hundreds more ‘outstanding’ schools

Almost a third of previously ‘outstanding’ schools inspected since last September have dropped to ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’, Ofsted…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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First choice offers fall for both primary and secondary schools

The proportion of pupils getting their first choice offers for both primary and secondary schools fell this year, as…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ministers warned over RSE ‘loopholes’ as Charedi schools seek to block LGBT teaching

Ministers have been accused of leaving “loopholes” in new relationships and sex education guidance after it emerged some Jewish…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Respect our staff’ – union posters seek to stop pupils and parents abusing teachers

Schools are being encouraged to put up posters to make it clear to pupils, parents and visitors that they…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Give WCAT’s leftover cash to schools it left behind, says MP

Money handed back to the government by an academy trust that collapsed two years ago must be returned to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker