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Long-term disadvantaged pupils are slipping further behind peers, study finds

The pupil premium has done little to boost the attainment of long-term disadvantaged youngsters, who are actually falling further…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy trust boss appointed as new South West RSC

An academy trust boss has been appointed as the new regional schools commissioner (RSC) for the south west. Lisa…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government finally confirms U-turn on free primary school breakfasts policy

Plans to offer free breakfasts to all primary school pupils have been cancelled, in yet another government U-turn on…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New education fund for Grenfell Tower survivors

A new education fund to support young people affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster will be set up by…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Labour: More than 600,000 pupils taught by unqualified teachers

The government has been accused of failure over teacher recruitment and retention after it was revealed that more than…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Up to 93,000 retired teachers underpaid by £35m after Capita pensions blunder

Up to 93,000 retired teachers have been underpaid £35 million of their pensions after a calculation “error” went unnoticed…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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The hidden schooling crisis for Gypsy, Roma and Irish traveller pupils

Just four per cent of Gypsy, Roma and Irish traveller pupils manage to access higher education in Britain today,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Astrea Academy Trust hands 2% pay rise to all teachers

An academy trust will hand all its teachers and school leaders a two-per-cent pay rise, even though the government…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Leaked list reveals winners of Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund

A collaboration between academy chain heavyweights to set up a higher education institution to train expert teachers has won…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Change to EBacc measure breaks DfE’s own rules

The government’s plans to change the way schools are measured from 2018 appear to conflict with its own rules…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Nearly a third of pupils leave primary school unable to swim

Almost a third of primary pupils left school this year unable to swim, new figures show, as a major…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy chain rapped for employing trust leaders off payroll

A government review into the Enquire Learning Trust has identified “serious weaknesses” in both its financial management and governance…

John Dickens
John Dickens