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Damian Hinds speech to NAHT conference: The full text

The education secretary was in a conciliatory mood as he addressed his first NAHT union conference today. Damian Hinds…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘I trust you to get on with the job’, Damian Hinds tells heads

Headteachers know “better than the Department for Education” how to improve their schools, and should be trusted to “get…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NAHT: Schools can’t get hold of mental health support for children

Over 90 per cent of teachers are unable to access specialist mental health support for the children in their…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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National supply teacher agency database open from September

A new government project will help schools get value for money when hiring agency supply teachers. Developed with the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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MPs to investigate impact of early years education on life chances

An inquiry into the impact that early years education has on children’s life chances has been set up by…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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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