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Ministers investigating ‘perverse incentives’ in high needs funding

The government is investigating “perverse incentives” created by the high needs funding system, a minister has said. Anne Milton,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Widespread opposition to relationships and sex education reforms revealed

The majority of respondents to a consultation on new relationships and sex education lessons disagreed with the government’s proposals,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Parents lobbying for new law on pupil restraint consider judicial review

Families of children with learning disabilities have sought legal advice over pupil restraint in schools, and may launch a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Lisa Mannall becomes latest RSC to leave for academy trust job

The regional schools commissioner for the south west will leave after less than two years in the job to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds unveils training plan for schools ahead of relationships and sex education rollout

Schools will get access to a £6 million training and support package ahead of the implementation of mandatory new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NFER warns of ‘clear need’ to improve working conditions of teachers

The working conditions of teachers must improve if the government is to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis, the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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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