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Parents of Croydon state school pupils unlawfully charged for literacy lessons will get refunds

Croydon Council says it will refund unlawful charges it imposed for literacy lessons to 32 primary children during school…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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“We should not specify what boys and girls wear” at school, says LGBT teacher trainer

Schools should adopt “gender neutral” uniforms to make them lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) friendly and inclusive, and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Eton College headmaster suggests boarding school bursaries for children of ‘squeezed middle’ families

Boarding schools should offer bursaries to “squeezed middle” families with incomes of £60-80,000 so they are not left out…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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LIVE: General election 2015

News, updates and pictures from the eve of the election through to the formation of a new government.

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News, Opinion

Testing DfE Transparency – How easy is it to see the Register of Interests?

Were the Dead Sea Scrolls any easier to discover, I wonder? My setting was the more mundane headquarters of…

Ann McGauran
Ann McGauran
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Trojan Horse extremism ‘won’t be solved overnight’ – Morgan

The extremism at the heart of the Trojan Horse scandal in Birmingham won’t be solved overnight, education secretary Nicky…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


News

No talks held with Labour and Conservatives over education ‘red lines’, Laws confirms

The Liberal Democrats have not held talks with the Conservatives or Labour over their demands for education, David Laws…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Governor database demanded after headteacher reports Trojan Horse has ‘not gone away’

A campaign for better governor training and a database of those removed or barred from boards will be launched…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

NAHT to hear from Nicky Morgan and David Laws at annual conference

Nicky Morgan and David Laws will address, and be quizzed by, members of the National Association of Headteachers (NAHT)…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Ofsted should recognise work of special schools, headteachers urge

Calls for Ofsted to acknowledge the work of special schools have been overwhelmingly backed by the membership of the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

NAHT members back call for national system of data sharing for free school meals

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) will call for a national system of data sharing on free school…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

NAHT launches mentoring programme for new headteachers

New headteachers will be able to take advantage of the wealth of experience from current and former heads in…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott