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MAT chairs work more than double recommended hours, study finds

Chairs of trustees work the equivalent of a fifth of a full-time job running academy trusts, a new study…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE policy adviser leaves trust amid finance investigation

A chief executive and operations manager at an academy trust have left their posts amid an internal investigation over…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Don’t shy away from seeking science specialists, urges new report

Advertising for general science teachers is no more effective than seeking those with subject-specific qualifications, according to new research….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE pledges to publish breakdown of cost-cutters’ savings

Ministers will publish a breakdown of recommendations made by its team of cost-cutting advisers later this year. The Department…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual confirms changes to reviews of coursework marking

Changes to the way schools review coursework marks requiring leaders to judge marking consistency have been confirmed by the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Dominic Herrington made permanent national schools commissioner

The government has appointed Dominic Herrington as its permanent national schools commissioner. Herrington, also the regional schools commissioner for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Edexcel maths paper leaks referred to prosecutors

Police investigating high-profile leaks of Edexcel A-level exam papers in 2017 and 2018 have passed their first case to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Co-op Academies Trust slams ‘fundamentally flawed’ Progress 8

A major academy trust has slammed the “fundamentally flawed” progress 8 performance measure for punishing schools with challenging cohorts…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Teachers buying more basic equipment for pupils, survey finds

Teachers say they are increasingly dipping into their own pocket to provide basic classroom resources and essentials for pupils,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NEU vows to mobilise parents to ‘ramp up’ school cuts campaign

The National Education Union will “ramp up” campaigning on school funding and seek to mobilise parents on the campaign…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Church MAT halts restructuring plan after parent protests

Parent power has prompted an academy trust to halt restructuring plans that involved making a headteacher redundant to balance…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Two-fifths of headteachers axe school trips to save money

Two-fifths of headteachers say they have had to cut back on school trips in an effort to save money….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross