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Schools told to develop ‘hack plan’ to avoid NHS cyber attack

Stringent “hack plans” must be developed by schools in the light of a global cyberattack that brought much of…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Inspiration Trust to change turnaround approach with ‘knowledge-led’ curriculum

Inspiration Trust, the academy chain run by Dame Rachel de Souza, is planning to develop its own “knowledge-led” curriculum…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Exodus of children in care from London – but why?

An exodus of looked-after children from the capital could be driving down the achievement rates in other parts of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Government to step in over supply teacher costs

The government is planning to step in and establish a national pool of ‘trusted’ supply teacher agencies in a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE believes fewer teachers in creative subjects will be needed in the future

Official government figures show the demand for teachers in EBacc subjects is set to soar, indicating the subjects will…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Russell Hobby appointed Teach First chief executive

Russell Hobby has been appointed as chief executive of the teacher training charity Teach First. Hobby, currently general secretary…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Conservative Schools Pledges 2017: The Nerdy Details Guide

The Conservative Party’s manifesto has been launched by the prime minister Theresa May in Halifax, West Yorkshire today. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Conservative manifesto confirms grammar schools commitment

The Conservative Party has confirmed plans to lift the ban on new grammar schools in its manifesto, a move…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Conservative manifesto: Teachers to get student loan forgiveness

New teachers will have their student loan repayments forgiven for the whole time they remain in the profession, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Conservatives abandon 2020 90 per cent EBacc target

The government will only expect 75 per cent of pupils to be entered for the EBacc GCSE subjects by 2022,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Conservative manifesto: The full list of schools policies

The prime minister Theresa May has launched her party’s manifesto in West Yorkshire. Here are the Conservatives’ policies for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Surge in unauthorised term-time holidays after Platt court ruling

The number of children taken out of school without permission for a family holiday rose by a fifth after…

John Dickens
John Dickens