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Academy teachers promoted three years earlier than those in LA schools

Teachers in the largest academy trusts are promoted on average three years earlier than their peers in LA-maintained schools,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools account for ‘relatively small’ variance in pupils’ grades, and 4 more key findings

New research has suggested that school reforms in the past two decades have failed to bridge the gap in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Michael Gove banned four teachers for cocaine possession

At least four teachers were banned from the profession for being caught with cocaine during Michael Gove’s tenure as…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates to stand down

Chris Keates is to step down as general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union after 15 years in the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Cuts jeopardise leading alternative provision

The only “outstanding” pupil referral unit in North Yorkshire could close by Christmas, leading to fears students won’t have…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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New tech aims to beat schools’ ‘WhatsApp problem’

A free app aims to lessen teacher workload by helping to stamp out the “playground politics” of parent chat…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Spielman: Schools should put less faith in predicted grades

Ofsted’s chief inspector has told schools to put “less faith” in predicted grades – warning they can do “more…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Women underrepresented on DfE’s new ed tech panel

Women make up just a quarter of a new government panel set up to improve the accessibility and inclusion…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Academy trust’s PRU was illegal for six years

An academy trust had to register a pupil referral unit as a school after Ofsted found it had been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust bosses recognised in Queen’s birthday honours

Nine academy trust leaders have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours this year, making up a fifth of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Uni regulator insists it has ‘no plans’ to share sensitive pupil data with private firms

The universities regulator says it has “no plans” to share sensitive named pupil data with private companies as parliament…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar school scraps controversial ‘exclusion clause’ from registration form

A grammar school has deleted a controversial clause in its registration form that made parents agree their child could…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter