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DfE pledges ‘career-related learning’ in all primary schools

All primary schools will offer careers-related activities to pupils, the Department for Education has pledged. Education secretary Damian Hinds…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Government set for High Court showdown over legality of SEND funding cuts

The government will be taken to the High Court over its cuts to special educational needs funding after a…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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New £33k awards scheme for DfE finance staff

The government has been criticised for setting aside £33,000 for a new awards scheme for civil servants just as…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Should RSCs have a ‘cooling off’ period before taking new jobs?

Regional school commissioners should have a “cooling-off period” before joining academy trusts to avoid any conflict of interests between…

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
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OECD chief: England isn’t making the most of academies

England’s academies are failing to capitalise on the “best ideas”, says the OECD’s head of education, calling for more…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Steiner school handed finance warning after failing to submit accounts on time

A Steiner academy has received a financial notice to improve after failing to submit its audited accounts on time….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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School accused of off-rolling by Ofsted could have funding axed

An academy that Ofsted identified as potentially off-rolling pupils could have its funding axed and be handed to a…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Crack down on staff who do too much colour printing, says new DfE guidance

Schools should monitor printer logs to crack down on staff who are “exceptionally high users of colour printing”, the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Exam stress is ‘not necessarily a bad thing’, says Ofqual

The exams regulator has released new guidance for pupils which states that exam stress is “not necessarily a bad…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Church schools hit by related-party transaction rules

Trusts with church schools face having to disclose minor transactions such as lending minibuses to each other under new…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Critics question winning bid for new model music curriculum

The Department for Education has refused to say how many bids it received for a contract to write a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Investigation: The highs (and occasional lows) of academy CEO pay

Nearly half of the academy trusts ordered by the government to justify high salaries paid their chief executives more…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg