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NEU: The government is ‘responsible’ for the school mental health epidemic

The government must “bear some responsibility” for the rise in the number of pupils with mental ill-health, the National…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Government extends private art school grants, but unions demand funding ‘for all pupils’

Funding to help the most talented pupils get a place at private music, dance and drama schools has been…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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‘Positive’ Jobcentre careers advice scheme lacks funding to expand

A careers programme which links Jobcentre staff with pupils does not have enough resources to expand, despite a positive…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE ends divisive pupil nationality data collection

Schools will no longer be forced to collect data on their pupils’ nationality and country of birth following a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NEU considers building a supply teacher vacancy service

The National Education Union will discuss proposals for a union-run supply teacher vacancy service after members demanded action on…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Former Gove adviser Sam Freedman leaves Teach First to join Ark

A former adviser to Michael Gove is leaving Teach First to head up the overseas operation for a leading…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Exam pressures to blame for workload, say teachers

Pressure to boost pupil test scores and exam grades is to blame for the workload woes of three in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School support staff ‘feeling the brunt’ of funding cuts

School support staff are being forced to work unpaid overtime as a result of increasing workload and dwindling staffing…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RNIB chief executive resigns over ‘serious incidents’ at special school in Coventry

The chief executive of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has resigned over safeguarding failings at one of…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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160,000 children WILL lose free school meals, says spending watchdog

As many as one in eight children stand to lose their entitlement to free school meals under new eligibility…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust gender pay gap is three times the national average

Women working for academy trusts in England earn 31 per cent less than men, new research shows. According to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Catholic school at centre of child abuse inquiry stripped of safeguarding duties

A Catholic boarding school under investigation over its handling of abuse allegations has been stripped of its safeguarding responsibilities…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross