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Lydiate Learning Trust in Liverpool seeks to cut staff

An academy trust is consulting staff over redundancies just six months after taking over one of the eight schools…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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RSC ‘POACHED’ after less than a year

Schools minister Nick Gibb fears more regional schools commissioners could be poached for top education jobs after one was…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Schools must publish gender pay gap statistics

Academy trusts and schools will be required to publish the pay gap between men and women if they employ…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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125 schools ‘opt out’ of Christian Worship

More than 125 schools have applied over the past three years to be exempt from the legal requirement to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Academies have less autonomy, says trust chief

The head of England’s largest multi-academy trust has said that there is less autonomy for schools in academy trusts…

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Billy Camden
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EEF defends philosophy report

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has defended the research methodology used in its philosophy for children (P4C) report, which…

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Billy Camden


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Heads question £80,000 to spread the phonics message

Eight schools are set to get £10,000 to help spread “excellent phonics teaching” – but the Government should review…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Pupil data ‘not compromised’ by software flaw

Schools have been reassured their pupils’ personal data was not compromised after a “serious security flaw” was found in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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More low income pupils make it to university

– One in four children from poorer families now access higher education – Pupil premium will make a difference…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Coasting school intervention measures could extend to 400 pupil referral units

Intervention measures for ‘coasting’ schools set out in the new education and adoption bill could be extended to around…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Nicky Morgan says ‘ballet is a birthright’ as she defends EBacc’s impact on the arts

The education secretary has told arts leaders that “ballet is a birthright” for all pupils at a creative education…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Government to beef up pupil destinations rules

Whitehall education officials will take “immediate steps” to beef up rules requiring headteachers to establish and record the destination…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden