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Baverstock Academy fraud inquiry closed

The police have ended their investigation into alleged fraud at Birmingham’s Baverstock Academy. West Midlands Police said today that…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Jamie Oliver: Delayed ‘healthy schools rating’ should be compulsory

A voluntary rating system for healthy schools which the government has committed to rolling out in primary schools should be…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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New association to ‘oversee’ apprenticeship assessment

Two organisations are forming a new company to make sure new teaching apprenticeship routes are assessed properly, but insist…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Calls to end ‘discrimination’ against citizenship teachers

The government is “discriminating” against citizenship teachers and harming social mobility, the chief executive of the Association for Citizenship…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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EEF launches new music, drama and journalism trials

Thousands of children across the England will take part in new trials to assess whether skills like music, drama…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Foster families across the country charged for ‘free’ school transport

Foster families around the country are being forced to pay for what should be free school transport – but…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Science teachers unclear over GCSE ‘standard pass’

Science teachers need clarification on what counts as a “strong” and a “standard” pass in the combined science GCSE…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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School performance data: winners and losers

The Department for Education this week published school-level data on GCSE and A-level results, including Progress 8 and Attainment…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Languages responsible for drop in EBacc entries

The proportion of pupils entering the EBacc has dropped for the first time, new data shows, and experts claim…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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£53m MAT growth funding announced, but only for trusts with a good record

The government has announced that £53 million will be made available to help multi-academy trusts (MATs) take on more…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pension-age teachers can continue working but with added support, concludes review

A second report into the implications of teachers retiring later is expected to find that older teachers are capable…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Nottingham’s charter to cap teacher overtime needs ‘national leader’

Nottingham council’s pioneering approach to capping overtime for teachers has won plaudits across the sector – but the number…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross