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Don’t force pupils to accept unconditional offers ahead of other university places, school leaders urge

Pupils should not be “compelled” to accept unconditional offers for university places until after achieving their A-levels, a coalition of…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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SEND experts call for ‘national Education Health and Care Plan template’ for pupils

The government should issue a national Education Health and Care Plan template so local authorities can properly meet their…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted: 1 in 10 small private schools still failing on safeguarding

Dozens of small private schools continue to fail to safeguard their pupils, while almost a quarter did not meet…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Write off student loans and reduce non-classroom work to tackle recruitment and retention crisis – heads

Headteachers believe writing off student loans and reducing working hours outside the classroom are the best options to tackle…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE slammed for 48-hour ‘fire sale’ of troubled Durand academy

An academy trust was given just 48-hours to decide if it wanted to take on a troubled school, it…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE troubleshooter ‘hugely embarrassed’ by Bright Tribe scandal

A government troubleshooter sent in to wind up the troubled Bright Tribe trust has spoken of her “professional” embarrassment…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Durand Academy leisure centre profits still going to ex-head under £850k ‘special payment’ deal

Most of the money made by leisure facilities on a school site in south London is being paid to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Think about impact of behaviour policies on mental health, heads told

New mental health guidance should make headteachers think hard about the impact “rigid” behaviour policies have on pupils, according…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools with sixth forms ‘failing on careers advice’

Schools with sixth forms are failing to provide pupils with the same level of careers advice as schools without…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Replicate Plymouth model of tracking home-educated pupils, say experts

Councils have been urged to sign up academy trusts to help to track home-educated pupils, as new figures reveal…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools slammed as training company abandons apprenticeship programme

A company that trained school support workers is to cease its apprenticeship programme after Ofsted labelled it “weak” –…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RSC league tables 2018: How are the nation’s schools commissioners doing?

The government published data last week showing how the eight regional schools commissioners are performing, three years after the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson