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Hinds heralds opening of 54 new free schools

Free schools supported by a premiership rugby team and a major broadcaster are among those due to open this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads welcome calls for minimum entry requirements to university

School leaders have welcomed calls for the government to reconsider introducing minimum entry requirements for all undergraduate courses, in…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Parents think heads don’t do enough to tackle bullying – poll

Seven in ten parents believe headteachers aren’t doing enough to tackle bullying in schools, a new poll has revealed….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar school ordered to tweak admissions policy following second home row

A heavily oversubscribed grammar school has been ordered to amend its admission arrangements after a parent complained that it…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Uniform supplier School Trends leaves pupils in the lurch before new school term

Deliveries from a school uniform supplier that serves over 5,000 schools and academies across the UK have been delayed…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Schools won’t have to contribute to early career bonuses for maths teachers

The government has confirmed it will proceed with its plans for early career bonuses for maths teachers who choose…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Lord Agnew resigns as Inspiration Trust director

The academies minister Lord Agnew has resigned from his roles at the Inspiration Trust, almost a year after he…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A handy guide to the DfE’s new cost-saving toolkit

The Department for Education has today published lots of information, all related to its new drive to help schools…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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National supply teacher agency database now available for schools

Schools can now access a national supply teacher agency database that reveals the mark-up each company charges, under a…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Education consultancy spending triples in 14 years

Spending by schools on education consultancy increased almost threefold between 2002-03 and 2016-17, according to official Department for Education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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We’ll help you cut costs, Hinds tells schools

The release of a new government toolkit to help schools cut costs will make headteachers “justifiably furious”, the National…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to spend £2.3m on new army of cost-cutting consultants

The Department for Education plans to spend £2.3 million on at least 160 money-saving advisers who will be parachuted…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker