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Withdrawing funding from the IB will be a ‘tragedy’ for social mobility, heads warn

Headteachers say that government proposals to end funding for post-16 International Baccalaureate programmes would be a “tragedy” for social…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Academy trust top-sliced £376k from school with £1m deficit

Unions have called for greater scrutiny over top-slicing after an academy trust charged £376,000 to a school that was…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Non-EBacc subjects being taught after-school, during tutor time or on ‘intensive’ days, DfE study finds

Schools have achieved high EBacc entry rates by using “more creative ways” to teach non-EBacc subjects, such as after-school…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Former receptionist loses discrimination claim against Michaela Community School

Michaela Community School has described an employment claim against it as a “waste of taxpayers’ money” after a tribunal…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Grammar schools get more condition improvement funding

Grammar schools have won a bigger chunk of government cash this year, despite having their own £50 million expansion…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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School ‘unaffected’ by college insolvency

A college facing insolvency has assured parents and teachers a school on its site will not be affected, but…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Investigation: Number of pupils in private alternative provision soars

Spend on private alternative provision (AP) has rocketed by almost £7 million in the past three years, with councils…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Careers talks boost pupil motivation and grades, says new research

Attending careers talks can boost GCSE pupils’ motivation and improve academic attainment, with less engaged learners gaining most, a…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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NGA campaign calls on teachers to become governors of other schools

Teachers and leaders should become governors of other schools to enrich their professional development, the National Governance Association has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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28% rise in teachers calling emotional support helpline

The number of education staff calling a counselling helpline for emotional support has risen by over a quarter to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE consults on extending teacher pension survivor rights to civil and same-sex partners

The Department for Education has opened a consultation into plans to extend survivor benefits under the teachers’ pension scheme…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Sir Kevan Collins to step down as EEF chief executive

Sir Kevan Collins will step down as chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation later this year. Collins, who…

John Dickens
John Dickens