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Ministers review incentives and consider ‘toughening Ofsted’ over school career advice

Incentives for schools to offer better careers advice will be reviewed and tougher Ofsted guidance considered as the government…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Russell Hobby to step down as NAHT general secretary

The general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, Russell Hobby, will stand down from the role this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teaching apprenticeship will be ready ‘within two years’

The Department for Education has confirmed a teaching apprenticeship will be available to schools within the next two years….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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‘I’ve cut teaching to the bare bones’ – heads tell MPs of agonising cuts

Headteachers have told MPs of the agonising cuts faced by their schools as rising costs and flat funding levels…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More post-16 free schools planned to aid maths A-level take-up

Ministers want more post-16 specialist free schools to open across the country in order to help address regional imbalances in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads claim school budgets will be ‘untenable’ in two years’ time

Nearly two-thirds of school leaders believe their budgets will be “untenable” in two years’ time, a survey has revealed….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Passivhaus schools claim to reduce energy costs by 80 per cent

The first secondary school to use energy-saving Passivhaus design principles is set to be built for the Harris Federation…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Dangerous drivers prompt body cameras for school-duty staff

More headteachers are opting to arm school crossing patrol officers with body cameras to clamp down on dangerous driving…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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School with £1.3m debt now faces closure over inadequate Ofsted

An academy that racked up a £1.3 million deficit last year is now facing closure, but only after the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Examiner awards scheme launched to lure teachers amid growing demand

An awards scheme that will recognise “exceptional commitment” from exam markers is being set up by the Joint Council…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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It’s official: Schools to employ apprentices, but BBC and Parliament let off

The government has confirmed today that schools will be included among public sector bodies expected to employ apprentices –…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Grammars profit from sales of ‘mock’ 11-plus exams

Grammar schools are pocketing tens of thousands of pounds from mock 11-plus tests, fuelling worries that reintroducing selective schools…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden