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Governor ‘strike’ over school funding set to go ahead

School governors at more than 20 schools in West Sussex have announced they will go on “strike” this Friday…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Liberal Democrats would allow new council maintained schools

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to repeal the rule which requires all new schools to be academies and to give…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Liberal Democrat manifesto: The full list of schools policies

The Liberal Democrats have published their education manifesto. Here is a full list of the party’s schools policies. Stop…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Lib Dems release manifesto pledge costs – including £450m for free school meals (which is half of Labour’s costs)

The Liberal Democrats would extend free school meals to all primary school pupils – but say it would only…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour manifesto: Plans to let councils ‘run schools’ dropped

The Labour party has dropped official plans to let councils “open schools”, instead stating it will “oppose any attempt…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Labour manifesto: The nerdy details

The Labour Party has officially launched its manifesto for the 2017 general election today. Many of the policies were already well-known…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Labour manifesto: Teacher pay bargaining pledge dropped

Labour has removed draft proposals to re-introduce national pay bargaining for teachers and allow councils to open new schools…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour manifesto: the full list of schools policies

The Labour Party’s official manifesto for the 2017 general election has officially been launched this morning at Bradford University….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Bolton Wanderers Free school governor who claimed £3,250 remains secret

A cash-strapped free school due to close later this year does not seem to know which of its governors…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Teacher drop-out rates highest in EBacc subjects, study finds

Drop-out rates for new teachers in key EBacc subjects is “particularly high”, a new analysis has claimed. A National…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Greens pick troubled Isle of Wight academy for education policy launch

The Green Party today launched its education manifesto outside a school facing closure on the Isle of Wight in a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Investigation: Flagship 16-19 free schools under threat

Financial cracks are emerging in the government’s flagship 16-19 free schools as heads face stalling recruitment and “chronic” underfunding….

John Dickens
John Dickens