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NUT commits to teacher pay strike ballot

The National Union of Teachers has committed to ballot its members for strike action next year if teachers aren’t…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NUT conference 2018: 77% of primary teachers report SEND cuts

Schools are increasingly cutting support for SEND pupils, particularly at primary level, a union survey has found. Seventy-seven per…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NUT union plans new uniform guidance for schools after Ofsted hijab row

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman “overstepped the mark” in her comments about pupils wearing the hijab, according to a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Six things we learned from the Public Accounts Committee’s damning report into academies

Rules on related-party transactions are “too weak to prevent abuse,” a powerful Commons committee has concluded. The public accounts…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE announces £500 million for academy buildings

The government has announced £514 million to help expand and improve buildings and facilities at around 1,300 academies and…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Two schools warned over cultures of bullying and poor behaviour

Two academies have been warned their funding could be cut as a result of multiple problems, including a “culture…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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More secret private school warning notices published for first time

The government has published more warning notices that it has issued to underperforming private schools, two years after a…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Sponsors for 14 new special needs free schools revealed

The sponsors for 14 new special free schools have been announced, at a time when many special schools are…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Lincolnshire academy threatened with closure for poor KS2 results

A primary academy in Lincolnshire faces closure for a recent run of terrible results – including the fact that less…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Gloucestershire school to close after RSC blasts inexperienced trustees

A single-academy trust in Gloucestershire will close after its improvement plan failed to convince the government – leaving trustees…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Four key things we learned from data on looked-after pupils

A higher proportion of looked-after pupils were absent from school last year, and more got suspensions, new data reveals….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE offers £2 million to research healthy holiday meals

The government has announced a £2 million funding pot to research ways poorer pupils can benefit from “enriching activities”…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg