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Star Academies Trust warned it could lose ‘inadequate’ academy

An academy trust lauded by ministers as an “expert schools sponsor” has been warned one of its schools could…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Government urged to ‘rethink’ academy conversion approach after another U-turn

The government is facing calls to “rethink its whole approach” to converting schools into academies after making another U-turn…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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MPs granted rare debate on detail of DfE’s school spending plans

Leaders of two powerful parliamentary committees have been granted an opportunity to grill education ministers on the details of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Involve teachers in reform to make profession more ‘intellectually attractive’, urges OECD chief

Ministers focus too much on financial incentives for teachers and not enough on making the profession “intellectually attractive”, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Re-focus pupil premium on teacher retention and CPD, say MPs

The government should rename the pupil premium the “social mobility premium” to encourage schools to spend the cash on…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Three in five young people believe education doesn’t equip them for the job market

Almost three in five young people believe the UK’s education system fails to equip them for the job market,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Ignore government’s proposed pay cap, unions urge review body

The body that advises the government on teacher pay is being urged by unions to ignore ministers’ proposals for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hundreds of schools sought for new home learning trials

Ministers will recruit hundreds of schools and nurseries to take part in trial programmes aimed at aiding home learning…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New yoga trial aims to tackle high exclusion rates

Schools in Norfolk are turning to yoga in a bid to bring down exclusion rates. GP practice the Acle…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NASUWT accused of using ‘anti-union’ law to break a strike by its staff

A teaching union stands accused of using a government law it campaigned against to break strike action by its…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Take PE and sports premium cash off schools that misspend it, urges new report

The government should hold headteachers to account for how they spend the PE and sports premium and claw back…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Empty free school sites will be rented to property guardians

Empty buildings snapped up for future free schools will be rented out as housing for young professionals. Company accounts…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker