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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


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Firm behind first for-profit free school is still losing money

The private company behind the country’s first for-profit free school has made a loss for the third year in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Halfon: Give schools their own NHS-style 10 year plan

Education needs a ten-year funding plan like the one drawn up for the NHS, the chair of the parliamentary…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Rescue schools tied to ‘toxic’ PFI contracts, Hammond told

The government will no longer use private financial initiatives (PFI) to fund future school-building projects – but is facing…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The problem with Hammond’s ‘little extras’ budget pledge

The chancellor’s £400 million capital “bonus” for schools to buy “little extras” could end up with brand-new schools being…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Warning notices issued to 148 private schools

The government has issued warning notices to almost 150 private schools in the last 12 months, with two schools…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Send annual reports to better engage with parents, Carter tells academy trusts

The former national schools commissioner has urged academy trusts to send out “annual reports” to parents, admitting their engagement…

John Dickens
John Dickens