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255 schools to get mental health ‘point of contact’ in £3.2m NHS England joint initiative

Hundreds of schools will be given a single point of contact for help with pupils with mental health problems…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Special needs pupils forced to travel “long distances” for school, warns Ofsted

Pupils are having to travel “long distances” to access special needs provision in the north east of England, Ofsted…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Regional schools commissioners: 14 things you didn’t know … but definitely should

The Education Committee published written evidence from the Department for Education yesterday as part of its inquiry into regional…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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School-led providers now urged to stop recruiting in PE under new government system

The government’s controversial new teacher training recruitment system has now kicked into action for school-led routes as they reach…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Midland Studio College schools in Hinckley and Nuneaton to close due to low pupil numbers

Two studio schools in the midlands will close next summer after their sponsor declared them “economically unviable” due to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Regional schools commissioners: 5 things we learned from Lord Nash’s grilling

Lord Nash, parliamentary under secretary of state for schools, appeared in front of the House of Commons education committee today…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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IT equipment in schools: to lease or not to lease?

Access to high-quality IT equipment is not equal in schools. If you’re part of an academy chain, you’re likely…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government reveals 485 teachers on £65k+ as recruitment advert investigation continues

Hundreds of teachers are paid £65,000-a-year or more, the Department for Education has revealed as an investigation into complaints that it…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted annual report 2015: North-south divide extends to pupils with special educational needs

The “divided nation” between schools in the north and south outlined by Sir Michael Wilshaw this morning extends to…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ofsted annual report 2014/15: A ‘nation divided at 11’

Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has this morning warned that England is a “nation divided” over the quality…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pay teachers ‘golden handcuff’, Ofsted boss Michael Wilshaw urges

Teachers should get ‘golden handcuff’ payouts in a bid to tackle recruitment and retention problems, Sir Michael Wilshaw will…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sugar tax: Make all schools sign up to food standards to cut childhood obesity

All schools should be bound by food standards in a bid to cut childhood obesity – even those academies and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott