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Next year’s school budgets are ‘not generous’ says DfE funding chief

School budgets for next year are “not generous”, the Department for Education’s head of funding has admitted. Tom Goldman,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE faces legal action over ‘confusing’ guidance on isolation booths

The government is facing a potential judicial review over “confusing” guidance about the use of isolation booths in schools,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Top trust could lose primary academy if more schools fall to ‘inadequate’

One of the largest trusts in the country faces having one of its schools taken away if any more…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Parents could be prosecuted or fined for failing to register home-schooled children

Parents who fail to register their children as home-educated could face prosecution or a fine under new proposals set…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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One in 7 Ofsted teacher training reports never mention SEND, new research finds

One in seven Ofsted inspection reports of initial teacher training providers failed to make any mention of pupils with…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE plans compulsory register of home-schooled children

The government plans to launch a compulsory register for all children not education in school to help identify youngsters…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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DfE’s times tables check for Year 4 pupils available for schools

The new times table tests for nine-year-olds can now be accessed by schools ahead of the pilot this summer….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Spielman: LGBT protests ‘setting terrible example for children’

The head of Ofsted has called on campaigners to halt protests outside the gates of schools that teach pupils…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted suspends publishing MAT inspections during election purdah

Ofsted has said it will not publish any focused multi-academy trust reviews in areas set for local elections until…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Teachers could be held accountable for preventing knife crime

Teachers could be “held accountable” for preventing and tackling knife crime and serious violence under new proposals from the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Top comp’s battle over building repairs leaves it stuck on short-term lease

The affluent Holland Park School has been stuck on a short-term lease for over five years as it disputes…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Pupils without 100% attendance sent to the back of the lunch queue

Pupils without 100 per cent attendance or a clean behaviour record are allegedly being forced to the back of…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross