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£5 million sabbatical fund for teachers unveiled

A £5 million sabbatical fund will give experienced teachers the opportunity to take a break from the classroom, Damian…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NAHT demands immediate high-needs cash injection

A leading union has demanded better funding for high-needs pupils after the number of children with special needs increased…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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NAHT partners with Institute of School Business Leadership

School leaders’ union NAHT has announced a new partnership with The Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL), in response…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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DfE’s new ‘principles for a clear and simple accountability system’ – the full text

New ‘principles’ for school accountability have been published by the Department for Education. The document sets out how the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Parents stay away from EEF’s family literacy programme

A programme which taught parents how to help boost their children’s literacy shows promise but also found too few…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Hinds announces sweeping school accountability changes

Schools deemed coasting will no longer face the threat of forced academisation or a change of sponsor following a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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National Education Trust to close, but academy trust remains

The National Education Trust will close this year, but the academy chain it operates will continue. The trust, established…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Middle schools defend themselves as councils ditch three-tier model

The body that represents middle schools has defended the three-tier education system after another county announced plans to move…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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UTC architect George Osborne says 14 start age ‘hasn’t worked’

George Osborne, one of the driving forces behind university technical colleges, would consider scrapping the starting age of 14…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AI will soon beat pupils taught knowledge-based curriculum

Pupils will be unable to compete with advanced artificial intelligence systems if they are taught a knowledge-based curriculum, a leading…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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£10m Northern Powerhouse education fund ‘not spent’

A £10 million fund set up more than three years ago to improve education in the north of England…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads back call for more male early-years teachers

Members of school leaders’ union NAHT will debate the need for more male early-years teachers on Friday. The government…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson