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Morgan and Clegg unveil second wave of school building grants

The second wave of grants in the government’s priority school building programme has today been announced by Deputy Prime…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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MPs write to Nicky Morgan over sixth form colleges VAT exemption

More than 70 MPs have written to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan calling for sixth form colleges to be exempted…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted slams school for failing to tackle homophobia and racism

A Cornish school has been criticised by Ofsted for not “responding assertively” to incidences of homophobia and racism. Callington…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Faith leaders support systematic study of humanism

A group of 28 faith leaders has written to schools minister Nick Gibb expressing support for proposals for “systematic…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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No evidence of fraud at ‘Trojan horse’ school rules EFA.

An investigation into an education trust and one of its schools, involved in the “Trojan horse” affair, has found…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Unions criticise government’s “woefully inadequate” response to Workload Challenge

Unions have criticised the government’s plans to address teachers’ heavy workloads, claiming it has shown “contempt” for teachers and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Funding for 16 and 17-year-olds to remain at £4,000 in 2015/16, EFA confirms

The funding rate for 16 and 17-year-old learners will remain at £4,000, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has confirmed….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Nick Clegg unveils government plan to better teacher workload balance

The government has put together a six-point action plan to help tackle “excessive” teacher workload, it has announced today….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Are schools really making the GCSE grade?

Schools have now had a week to digest the GCSE league tables released by the Department for Education. But…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apply now for summer school funding

The Department for Education is inviting applications for the latest round of pupil premium summer school funding, with evidence…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Pension costs cut into PM’s pledge to safeguard budgets

Schools are facing squeezed finances, despite David Cameron’s pledge this week to safeguard the schools budget. Speaking on Monday…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Sacking primary heads over times tables doesn’t add up

A proposed Conservative policy that primary head teachers be sacked if their pupils do not know their times-tables has…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden