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LGBT protests school ‘profoundly let down’ by policymakers, says ex-DfE adviser

The school at the centre of a row over its LGBT relationships teaching has been “profoundly let down by…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Free sanitary products scheme may need more cash, admits DfE

The Department for Education doesn’t have enough money to pay for free sanitary products for every eligible pupil in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Free school in mobile classrooms for 5 years must join MAT before it gets new home

A free school run from mobile classrooms on a rugby field for five years has been ordered to join…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Agnew: ‘No point putting extra money in schools if it’s not being spent properly’

The academies minister Lord Agnew has said there’s no point putting extra cash into schools if “the current money…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Spielman: ‘We’re the arbiter of quality, whether you like it or not’

Ofsted’s grading system is “proven” and works, the chief inspector of schools has insisted, defying leaders’ demands for a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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68 winners scoop silver Pearson Teaching Awards for 2019

Inspirational teachers from across the country have been honoured today for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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New trust found for failing Steiner schools

An academy trust that runs seven Hindu schools has been chosen to take over three of the country’s four…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Teachers to strike over private school pension withdrawal

Teachers will go on strike at a private school on Friday in what has been described as a “test…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Deputy head suspended over Twitter posts after Tory leadership debate

A deputy headteacher who questioned the Conservative leadership hopefuls during their television debate on the BBC last night has…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Teacher workload has increased, and 8 other findings from TALIS 2018

A major international survey has revealed the views of thousands of teachers in England and across the world. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gove: Give premier league clubs ‘responsibility’ to support free schools

Michael Gove has pledged to give Premier League football clubs a “responsibility” to support free schools if he become…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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4 things we learned from the Social Mobility Commission’s education committee hearing

The chair of the Social Mobility Commission faced a grilling at the education select committee today. Dame Martina Milburn pledged…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon