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Ofsted demands greater power to check on private school inspectorates

Ofsted boss Amanda Spielman has told the government to give her team more powers to check inspectorates for private…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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The four biggest issues with academies, according to Sir David Carter

Former national schools commissioner Sir David Carter tells editor John Dickens his biggest regret in government, insists he didn’t…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual told to minimise fears around tests cheating

A behavioural-insights team commissioned by Ofqual to help it handle messaging around cheating and malpractice urged the regulator not…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Former Perry Beeches ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan banned from teaching

The former “superhead” of the Perry Beeches Academy Trust has been banned from teaching. Liam Nolan was found guilty…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual: ‘Not possible’ to use non-exam assessment in computer science

Non-exam assessments may never return to computer science GCSEs, after Ofqual admitted it is “not possible” to use them…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New teachers need more tailored support to help ‘practice shock’, NFER report finds

Schools need to give early career teachers more personalised support rather than just evaluate them with a “one-size-fits-all” approach,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Age is ‘no barrier’ to teachers’ ability, finds long-awaited working longer review

The age of teachers has no “noticeable effect” on pupil performance, but school staff need more support and clearer…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE urges teacher trainers to scrap ‘burdensome’ workload for trainees

Teacher training providers should review their programmes to make sure they are establishing “good habits” in trainees which reduce…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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New jobs board website offers teachers way out of profession

A jobs website set up to help disaffected teachers find work in other industries has been labelled “an indictment…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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DfE pays £260,000 for a school building to sit empty

The Department for Education shelled out at least £260,200 in rent for an empty office block that previously housed…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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DfE to reduce data collection, and 6 more responses on workload

The government will tell local authorities not to ask for regular data updates from their schools in a pledge…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Unions make ‘unprecedented’ move over school spending, as new figures show funding down £1.7bn

Heads and teachers will be consulted together on potential action over school spending in an “unprecedented” move by unions,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker