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Derby City Council publishes information on 700 school posts amid pay review saga

Details that could reveal the salaries of hundreds of school staff caught up in a controversial equal pay review…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Financial irregularity concerns raised at academy trust praised by David Cameron

The government is investigating an allegation of financial irregularity at an academy trust previously praised by Prime Minister David…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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New chair of the National College of Teaching and Leadership announced

The new chair of the National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has been announced. Roger Pope, principal of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Call for schools to stop dyspraxic girls “slipping through the net”

Schools have been urged to help address a “significant gap” in the diagnosis of dyspraxia among girls after a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Workload expert group members mostly from schools in the south

The geographical spread of schools represented in the government’s newest working groups has again raised concerns about the north-south…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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GCSE marking concerns lead to schools spending thousands on external coursework re-graders

Schools have spent thousands of pounds hiring external moderators to reassess coursework grades amid concerns they have been wrongly…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Inadequate Grindon Hall free school pushed into Bright Tribe takeover

A free school rated inadequate and is subject to a forced takeover after intervention from the local regional schools…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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‘We’re asked if we’re going to have babies’, claim women teachers

Women teachers say they are often asked questions about their future maternity plans when they apply for jobs, conference…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Hayfield School in Doncaster closes sixth form telling pupils a free school will open in its place

A Doncaster school is closing its sixth form as a new free school college prepares to open on the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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‘Urgent steps’ needed to ensure £6bn pupil premium is closing attainment gap, says Public Accounts Committee

The government needs to do more to ensure its pupil premium funding is closing the attainment gap, according to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Primaries flounder as three in four receive no support on assessment from local authorities

What help are local authorities giving to primary schools as they face life after levels? Schools Week contacted every…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nicky Morgan pushes for teachers to receive bonuses in future pay deal

Schools could be allowed to offer teachers bonuses and the chance to drop down pay scales as part of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips