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New ‘witness charter’ to protect teachers in misconduct hearings

The Teaching Regulation Agency has drawn up a “witness charter” to protect teachers who give evidence in misconduct hearings….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted and DfE staff nabbed for Brexit planning

Civil servants from Ofsted have been redeployed to help prepare for a no-deal Brexit, with more staff set to…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Six-figure settlement by academy trust angers union

A teaching union wants the government to investigate a possible waste of public funds after an academy trust paid…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Stats watchdog rebukes School Cuts website for ‘misleading’ funding figures

The stats watchdog has rebuked the School Cuts website – run by a coalition of unions – for its…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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OSA chief: Number of poor pupils at grammars ‘not increased in the ways hoped for’

The head of the school admissions watchdog has warned that grammar schools are still not doing enough to ensure…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Trusts hit with warning letters after flouting Baker clause

Ten large academy trusts flouting the Baker clause will be issued with letters from the skills minister to “remind…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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6 things we learned on accountability from Damian Hinds at the education select committee

The leaders of the Department for Education have appeared in front of education select committee to face questions on…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Spielman admits to ‘compromises’ over new inspection framework

The chief inspector of schools has described Ofsted’s draft new inspection framework as the “very best of what is…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted’s new framework: longer inspections and shorter notice

Ofsted has launched the consultation on its eagerly-anticipated new inspection framework, proposing longer inspections for ‘good’-rated schools and a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘No game changer’: Ofsted framework proposals won’t reduce stress, say unions

Education unions have reacted with dismay to Ofsted’s new inspection regime, and demanded more action to tackle the negative…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New Ofsted inspection framework: What’s changing for schools?

A series of changes to Ofsted inspections is due to be set out later today by the watchdog in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Educational psychologists forced to identify pupils’ needs ‘in one visit’, MPs told

Educational psychologists are being forced to identify the special educational needs of pupils “in one visit” due to lack…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg