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Don’t ‘hide’ periods in schools, urges charity at head of government taskforce

Schools must change the way they teach and talk about periods if they are to tackle the stigma that…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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No expansion of shortage occupation list for teachers, rules Migration Advisory Committee

The government’s Migration Advisory Committee has urged against expanding the list of subjects for which schools can freely recruit…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Just a third of DfE staff believe changes are made ‘for the better’, and 4 other survey findings

The dissatisfaction of Department for Education staff has been revealed in a survey which reveals just how little faith…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Conservative Party leadership contenders: What will they do for schools?

Theresa May has announced she will stand down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, meaning the search for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School hopes fresh air will help clear exam minds

A Surrey school plans to keep its windows open during exams after a physics teacher showed carbon dioxide levels…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Character education advisers revealed in bid to boost children’s ‘resilience’

Damian Hinds has launched a call for evidence as he names his character education panel to help schools develop…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon


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ITT review to look at what happens in schools

A new advisory group formed to review the content of initial teacher training will focus on the time trainees…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Agnew: Governors don’t get plaudits they deserve

The academies minister says governance is “at the top of the hierarchy of running schools” as he made a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Funding axe threat for academies that ignore the Baker clause

Academies could have their funding axed if they fail to comply with the controversial Baker clause. The clause, introduced…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Boss of bust school support company is back in business

The former boss of a school support company that collapsed owing hundreds of thousands of pounds to its local…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE named and shamed trust for failing to justify CEO pay by mistake

The government has been forced to update a list of academy trusts named and shamed for failing to justify…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Nine new teaching school hubs to split £2m to improve failing schools

New hubs responsible for improving up to 300 failing schools will be piloted in nine areas under a £2…

John Dickens
John Dickens