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Two thirds of schools still flouting Baker clause rules, study finds

Two-thirds of secondary schools are still flouting the controversial Baker clause a year after it was introduced – leading…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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School CPD spending plummets by £23m as funding pressures bite

Spending by schools on professional development for teachers fell by £23.2 million in the space of a year, new…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools need cash to replace crumbling tech infrastructure, MPs told

Schools in England forced to use eight-year-old computers need a one-off capital cash injection to “level the playing field”,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Some pupils may not access new school mental health services for a decade

A government scheme to improve access to mental health services for pupils may not reach all schools for a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ministers accused of ‘broken promise’ on school funding

The government has broken its promise to increase funding to every school in England, a union has claimed. Ministers…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Study suggests iGCSEs are ‘easier’ than reformed GCSEs

Controversial international GCSEs used disproportionately by private schools are “easier” than new reformed GCSEs, a new study suggests. Research…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Inspiration Trust hikes top-slice from school budgets to cover curriculum team costs

A high-profile academy trust has nearly doubled the amount it top-slices from its secondary schools’ budgets to fund an…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE’s TV advertising costs £4.3k per shortage subject sign-up

The Department for Education’s TV advertising to boost teacher recruitment cost more than £4,000 for every person who registered…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ministers will make it easier to ‘try out’ teaching as survey shows appetite for career change

The government has pledged to make it easier for prospective teachers to try the job, after a new survey…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pupils should ditch gadgets and climb trees in 2019, Damian Hinds tells schools

A new downloadable “activity passport” aimed at encouraging school pupils to ditch their gadgets and pursue “new interests” has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New Year’s Honours 2019: Global Teacher Prize winner Andria Zafirakou to receive the MBE

An award-winning teacher who learned the basics in many of the languages spoken in her London school in order…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Damian Hinds challenges all schools to go single-use plastic free by 2022

Education secretary Damian Hinds has challenged all schools to eliminate using single-use plastics by 2022 – urging school leaders…

John Dickens
John Dickens