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Teacher vacancy website trial to start ‘in the next month or so’

The government’s planned teacher vacancy website has taken “much longer than it should have” to develop and is still…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Late-starting summer-born pupils don’t get better phonics scores

Summer-born pupils who start reception after turning five do not significantly outperform those pupils who start aged four. According…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE sets up ‘online safety working group’ to advise schools

Schools will get guidance and support on how to keep their pupils safe online from a new online safety working…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Lord Agnew’s latest cash-saving scheme: Stop colour photocopying

Schools should stop staff from making colour photocopies in order to save money, according to an education minister. Lord…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Postcode lottery of delayed summer-born admissions continues

Parents of summer-born pupils still face a postcode lottery of admissions rules if they try to delay when their…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Careers and Enterprise Company begs ‘friends’ for positive tweets following criticism from MPs

Supporters of the Careers and Enterprise Company have been urged to tweet their backing for the under-fire organisation after…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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School business leaders warn of cuts to pupil support and staff numbers

Funding pressures will force more schools to reduce individual support for pupils and staff numbers, school business leaders have…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Government announces expert business advice for school leaders

Schools leaders will receive expert business advice on how best to “maximise their resources and budgets” in a new…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Bright Tribe will be ‘held to maximum account’ over Whitehaven Academy – and 5 other things we learned at the Public Accounts Committee

Bright Tribe may have to pay up over its running of Whitehaven Academy and there is no proof that…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Transparency concerns over CEC’s £5m disadvantage fund

The Careers and Enterprise Company faced MPs’ questions over its “giant and confusing” structure and a lack of transparency over…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New maths hubs to open in Cheshire and Lancashire

Two new maths hubs will open in Cheshire and central Lancashire, taking the total number operating nationally to 37….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New app helps get parents involved

A new app that sends game ideas and child development tips to parents from deprived areas has been found…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross