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NASUWT conference: Schools pay out millions for injuries, assaults and unfair dismissals

More than £16 million was paid out by schools to teachers who were unfairly dismissed, injured or assaulted at…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Schools urged to teach risks of online abuse after survey shows 53% of teachers aware of sexting

All schools should communicate the “risks and threats” of sexting and social media abuse, a leading charity has warned…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Suffolk free schools accused of ‘flimsy’ evidence for demand

The government is facing questions over why it approved two multi-million-pound free schools despite “flimsy” evidence for demand, as…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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School absence rates rise in line with pupil illness

Pupil illness has continued to be the driving cause for increased school absence, according to official government statistics. Figures…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Perry Beeches academy trust gave £1.3m to private company which paid ‘second salary’ to ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan

An academy trust funnelled more than £1m to a private company which then paid a “second salary” to the trust’s…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Morgan to be grilled by MPs over white paper academies plan

Education secretary Nicky Morgan will be grilled by MPs over her plans for education next month. Ms Morgan will…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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New laws will force schools to do national reference tests

The government has confirmed today it will pass legislation forcing selected schools to take part in new national reference…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The 6 secrets of school turnarounds as revealed by study of 160 academies

What does the British Olympic boxing team and a successful academy have in common? Researchers have found that high…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Excluded pupils will still count in school’s results

The practice of academies that exclude pupils to skew their results and claim “rapid improvements” is set to be…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Headteacher promises ‘non-corporate’ academy chain if forced to convert

A York headteacher is promising parents his school will not become a “corporate” operation if forced to become an…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Peer-review journal planned

The Department for Education is set to fund a new peer-reviewed British education journal – and to open up…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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‘Achieving Excellence Areas’ to receive targeted support

Areas of England with low standards for learners and poor capacity to improve are to be targeted for extra…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips