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Plymouth CAST academy trust issued warning notice after leadership failings

An under-fire academy trust has been given a warning notice and told to urgently improve, just weeks after an…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Explainer: How schools will be funded under the new national formula

The government has today published further details about its new national funding formula. Schools Week has taken a closer…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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National funding formula: the winners and losers by school type

Schools in inner London and urban areas are most likely to lose out in the government’s funding shake-up. The…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Primary test reforms are ‘some of the worst ever seen’, MPs told by teachers

The implementation of primary assessment reforms has been “some of the worst ever seen” despite “strong competition” for the label,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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National funding formula: the winners and losers by local authority area

The documents for the second stage of the government’s consultation on its proposed national funding formula have been published, and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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National funding formula: 10,700 schools set for extra cash, but more than 9,000 to lose out

More than 10,700 schools are set to get extra cash under the government’s new fairer funding formula, while 9,128…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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NAO school finances report: Headteachers face £3 BILLION in cuts, and 10 other key findings

The National Audit Office (NAO) has published its report into school finances today. Schools Week has the key findings:…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE must ‘get its act together’ on school finances after spending watchdog condemns lack of leadership

The National Audit Office (NAO) has delivered a scathing verdict on the Department for Education’s (DfE) lack of leadership…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Fewer schools punished for exam malpractice, but penalties for staff soar

The number of school staff penalised for helping students cheat in exams has risen by nearly 50 per cent,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Consultation responses reveal widespread resistance to government selection plans

Education organisations have today outlined their opposition to the government’s new selective school proposals. Schools Week has rounded up…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Government to pilot ‘secure schools’ after Taylor review condemns youth prisons

The government will adopt proposals for new ‘secure schools’ to educate young offenders by following the lead of pupil…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Select committees launch joint inquiry into schools’ mental health provision

A joint inquiry is set to investigate how schools and teachers can prevent and intervene in mental health issues…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg