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Don’t think before you speak, all-male panel told at WomenEd

Male education leaders have been encouraged to stop worrying about “saying the wrong thing” and to join a growing…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Teachers ‘not prepared’ for pupils’ poor mental health

Professionals outside education are “horrified” by the paltry training that teachers receive about mental illnesses in young people, claims…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Alternative provision free school handed financial notice to improve

An alternative provision free school trust has been handed a financial notice to improve after a government investigation found…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Shadow education team has the right experience, says Labour

Labour’s new education team is “rooted in the real world”, says shadow education secretary Angela Rayner in an apparent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Chief of trust under investigation attacks EFA

The leader of an academy trust under investigation by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has launched a scathing attack…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fast-track ECDL IT qualification pass rate soars by 350%

The number of pupils passing a controversial fast-track IT qualification has soared by nearly 350 per cent in just…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Capital funding delays force school to cut admissions

A school waiting for investment under the government’s flagship building programme has been forced to reduce its pupil numbers…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Private schools spend three times more on each pupil

Private schools are bumping up their fees while state school funding remains flat, widening the attainment gap between the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Watch for hidden costs when rebrokering, trust leaders warn

Trusts will face surprise costs unless they wise up to the need for extra due diligence when taking over…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academics petition education secretary over 48-hour research publication rule

Academics and journalists are mobilising to fight a government diktat which means they must now send any research based…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The Department for Education has removed a school data webpage – but why?

The Department for Education has removed a webpage enabling the public to download performance scores for every secondary school…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Greening to reveal primary test changes ‘in coming weeks’

Justine Greening will make a new announcement about primary assessments in the next few weeks, she told delegates at…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney