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DfE refuses to publish register of interests online

The Department for Education (DfE) still refuses to publish the register of interests for its own directors online, despite…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Firm that pulled out of failing academy now working with RSCs

A private firm handed a government contract to judge the quality of struggling schools pulled out of running an…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Baseline tests ‘potentially damaging’ says ATL and NUT survey

New baseline assessment tests for reception pupils have been labelled “inaccurate, invalid and unreliable” – with teachers claiming they…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Baseline providers hit back at unions over disadvantage claims

The three providers of the baseline reception tests have hit back at claims that their assessments are not credible…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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MP’s bill for schools to challenge Ofsted passes first hurdle

Legislation proposing new powers for schools to challenge Ofsted inspection results has passed its first stage in parliament after…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Theresa May’s migrant salary threshold means schools face hiking pay or losing staff

Schools will be forced to raise salaries or face losing key staff when new earnings thresholds for non-EU migrants…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Sir Michael Wilshaw congratulates three ‘exceptional’ headteachers under new Ofsted approach

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has written to three “exceptional” school leaders as part of a new initiative by…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Crisis? What crisis? Nick Gibb stays stoic after damning NAO report

Teacher recruitment targets missed, vacancies up almost tenfold and a stark warning from key auditors, but still no crisis,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government rules out making PSHE and SRE statutory

The government has refused to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) and sex and relationships education (SRE) statutory…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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DfE under fire for missing recruitment targets as teacher vacancies rocket

The Department for Education has been accused of not doing enough to train new teachers – as the rate…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NAO Teacher Recruitment Report: The 15 key points

The Department for Education estimates £700 million is spent on training new teachers each year – but for the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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E-ACT inspection: Too few pupils get ‘good enough’ education at trust which shed 10 schools

An academy trust which gave up almost a third of its schools is still failing to give enough pupils…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford