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Council advised schools against applying for EHC plans

A council has been accused of trying to discourage schools from applying for Education Health and Care plan for…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Computing education in ‘steep decline’ after reforms, warns report

The number of computing or ICT qualifications sat by pupils fell 45 per cent last summer, prompting academics to…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Give pupils their free school meals change, says Citizens UK

Headteachers should give change back to pupils receiving free school meals, a charity has said, after a new report…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Tackling off-rolling could prompt exclusions rise, and 8 other findings from the Timpson review

The government’s long-awaited review of exclusions has finally been published today. The Timpson review, carried out by former children’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Birmingham council appoints ex-prosecutor to mediate LGBT education protests

A leading former prosecutor has been appointed by Birmingham council to mediate between two sides in a dispute over…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Timpson exclusions review: DfE pledges alternative provision shake-up

The government has pledged to shake-up the alternative provision sector and committed to holding schools accountable for the pupils…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Timpson exclusions review: the 7 things you need to know

The Department for Education is set to finally publish the Timpson review into exclusions today. The government has released…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Labour won’t make MAT CEOs redundant, says shadow minister

Labour will not make the chief executives of multi-academy trusts redundant if it wins power, a shadow education minister…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Don’t short-change young people at a time of chaos’ warns Whiteman

England must not “short-change” a generation of young people at a time of political chaos, a headteachers’ union leader…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revise EYFS to improve science teaching, says academic

The early years curriculum should be revised to improve guidance on teaching science, an academic has said, after a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads could refuse to make redundancies as union backs industrial action

Headteachers could refuse to make redundancies or change the pay and conditions of their staff after the National Association…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers ‘threatened with an axe’ as parent rows escalate

Heads and teachers face a barrage of abuse and threats of violence from parents, with some reporting having been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker