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Secondary schools fail to meet trainee recruitment target – and 4 more key stats from the ITT data

The Department for Education this morning released provisional figures for the number of trainee teachers recruited for this academic…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ofsted launches inquiry into governor effectiveness – after 500 schools faced “urgent” reviews

Sir Michael Wilshaw has today announced that Ofsted will launch an inquiry into the effectiveness of governors. In the…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Heads should give budgets the same importance as attainment, says funding agency boss

School leaders should place the same importance of balancing their budgets as achieving educational attainment, the Education Funding Agency’s top…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools commissioner apologises over ‘mistakes’ in testimony to MPs

Schools commissioner Frank Green has apologised to MPs over mistakes in his testimony during a Parliamentary inquiry. Mr Green has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Squeezed budget leads school to consult on regular cash payments from parents

In the face of increasing costs and flat budgets, one school has taken an “unprecedented step” of consulting parents…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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NAHT writes to Nicky Morgan with concerns ahead of the Spending Review

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has written an open letter to the education secretary Nicky Morgan outlining…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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How computing won the day

Schools spend somewhere between £500 million to £1.5 billion every year on computing kits and software, with more than…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nick Gibb: All secondary schools should stock literary classics like Pride and Prejudice

Schools minister Nick Gibb has said today he wants every secondary school to fill their bookshelves with literary classics…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Trust under financial notice to improve plans staff redundancies

An academy trust issued with a financial notice to improve 18 months ago is looking to make staff redundant….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Don’t focus on tests, do include high quality photos – says new textbook guidelines

New guidelines for what makes good textbooks include using high quality colour photographs in geography and not preparing pupils…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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East of England RSC warns 7 schools over standards and threatens one with takeover

Seven schools in the east of England were handed warning notices within the space of 5 days, with one…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Anti-Bullying Week: Teachers “ill-equipped” to deal with mental health issues

Seven in ten teachers say they feel “ill-equipped” to deal with mental health issues stemming from bullying, a new…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott