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Date set for first new children’s mental health data in 14 years

After 14 years of silence, the government will finally publish brand new data on the mental health of young…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Give schools an Ofsted rating for their careers advice, say MPs

Schools should be specifically rated by Ofsted on the quality of their careers advice to ensure pupils are getting all…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Opposition attempts to block Suffolk’s free school transport cuts

A last-ditch attempt to prevent Suffolk county council from making drastic cuts to its free school transport provision has…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Amanda Spielman rules out changes to Ofsted’s grading system

Ofsted will not scrap its current grading system for schools, following “persuasive” lobbying from headteachers. The future of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Not all teachers do their best’, and 7 other things Sir Michael Wilshaw said at the Festival of Education

Not all teachers are professional, and it is up to heads to identify those who don’t do their best,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ex-Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw demands ban on phones in all schools

The government should pass a law to ban mobile phones from all schools in England, the former chief inspector…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Spielman: Writing lines as punishment is ‘entirely appropriate’

Ofsted will focus more on pupil behaviour from next year, and headteachers who make badly behaved pupils write lines…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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FFT Education Datalab: Almost 8,000 pupils disappeared from schools last year

Up to 8,000 pupils due to leave secondary school last year left before their exams and never reappeared in…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Set up ‘Teach First-style’ scheme for school mental health specialists, says report

A scheme modelled on Teach First should be set up in schools to train mental health specialists to work…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ban mobile phones to protect pupils, minister tells schools

The culture secretary Matthew Hancock wants more schools to ban mobile phones in order to help protect children “in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The government ‘doesn’t know’ if PFI contracts offer value for money

The Treasury does not know whether private finance initiative (PFI) contracts offer value for money and has no plans…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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The more disadvantaged the pupil, the less experienced their maths teacher

Pupils in disadvantaged areas are more likely to be taught by inexperienced maths teachers or someone without a maths…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross