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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


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Ofsted refuses to name 300 ‘off-rolling’ schools

Ofsted will not name the 300 schools that could be off-rolling pupils in case it alerts them to upcoming…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Excluded children more likely to develop mental health conditions

Children who are excluded are more likely to develop a mental health condition than their peers who stay in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Kerching! The academy trusts raising millions through fundraising

Academy trusts are raising millions of pounds through fundraising, with one trust posting “record” levels of parental donations. Sector…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Most EEF trials ‘don’t tell us anything’, say researchers

Most trials carried out by a major educational research charity “don’t tell us anything” about whether an intervention had…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Halfon’s ‘reckless’ plan to scrap GCSEs a ‘non-starter’, says baccalaureate fan

Calls to replace GCSEs and A-levels with a “holistic baccalaureate” have been branded a “non-starter” by an advocate of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No evidence for “no excuses” behaviour policies

Until there is evidence that “zero tolerance” behaviour policies work, schools should prioritise approaches that have proved successful, a…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter