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Government facing £1.1bn “funding blackhole” to convert schools into academies, Labour claim

The government is facing a £1.1bn funding blackhole to fulfill its pledge of converting every school into an academy,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Nick Gibb to stand in for Nicky Morgan at ATL conference

Schools minister Nick Gibb and shadow education secretary Lucy Powell will address teachers in Liverpool next week as the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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EXCLUSIVE: Government to ban the word ‘schools’ in favour of ‘academies’

NB – This story was published as an April Fool’s story. All schools will be forced to remove the term…

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John Dickens
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Special needs free school rated inadequate as Ofsted laments lack of external support

A special needs free school has been rated as inadequate by Ofsted with inspectors claiming a lack of access…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Small schools at risk of closure under academies plan, warns union boss

A move to turn all schools into academies risks the closure of small and “expensive” rural schools, as academy…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Camden could be first council to form multi-academy trust

A council is set to rubber stamp plans to turn its school partnership organisation into a company – seemingly…

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John Dickens


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Schools should address sexist bullying and teach girls to ‘speak out’, union boss claims

Schools should be teaching all pupils about rhetoric and “speaking out”, to ease pressure on girls to be compliant…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Nicky Morgan: Brexit could harm pupils’ language-learning opportunities

Opportunities for young people, such as learning from native speakers of French, German and Spanish, could be put at…

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Nick Linford
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Schools to be ‘named and shamed’ over unfair pay practices

Academy trusts, schools and councils will be “named and shamed” over “unreasonable and unfair” pay policies, the National Union…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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More teachers set to desert pension scheme as living costs soar

The number of teachers opting out of the teachers’ pension scheme has “plateaued” after a recent tumble in contributions…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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NUT prevent strategy motion: what it actually says

The National Union of Teachers annual conference has passed a motion calling for the government’s prevent duty to be withdrawn…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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All trainee teachers should get SEND training, NUT demands

All trainee teachers should receive “comprehensive” SEND training to cope with “greater responsibilities”, the National Union of Teachers has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford