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Primary school accountability information released by DfE

The Department for Education has today published more information about its new accountability measures for primary schools, due to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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MPs to review DfE financial management after last-minute delay to annual accounts

MPs will probe the financial management at the Department for Education after it used legislation to delay the publication…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Swimming lessons for pupils axed as councils slash budgets to meet PFI funding black holes

Swimming lessons, a school sports co-ordinator and emergency budgets for special educational needs (SEN) have been axed by councils…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Bosses of failed IT firm that owed schools £171k start new company

Two directors of a computer finance firm that went into liquidation owing schools thousands of pounds have set up…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Pay report reveals huge disparity in school business manager salaries

A new report has revealed a deep divide in the salaries of school business managers – with the lowest…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofqual launches new timetable for exam reforms

The exams watchdog is set to reveal a new timetable today so teachers can keep track of when specifications…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Early years teacher shortage as courses face closure

Early years settings are facing a looming teacher shortage, experts have warned, at the same time as the government…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government ‘on target’ to recruit A-level students into teaching – 50 signed up so far

A new government-funded scheme to recruit top A-level students into teaching has attracted 50 applications. The Future Teaching Scholars…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Headteachers’ salaries up as schools become academies

The average salary for an academy headteacher has risen by nearly five per cent in 12 months, and the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Flood-hit Cumbria University could lose teacher training places due to national caps

Cumbria has recently been knee-deep in water, many schools damaged, and now its university’s education department is desperately waiting…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools’ plan for no-degree teaching apprenticeship route sent to government

A group of schools planning an “entirely vocational pathway” to qualified teacher status (QTS) has sought the backing of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Brian Lightman steps down as ASCL general secretary

Brian Lightman has stepped down as general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), it has…

John Dickens
John Dickens