Schools

Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll

Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation

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Amy Walker
Schools

School aims to cut energy costs with Christmas single

A song recorded by pupils at Barn Croft Primary School in east London has already raised £26,000 towards solar...

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Amy Walker
Schools

Teach pupils about modern antisemitism, warns Lord Mann

The government's independent adviser on antisemitism has said Holocaust education itself is 'not enough' to combat anti-Jewish hatred

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Amy Walker
Schools

Rebuild snub for over half of schools ‘at risk of closure’

Most 'exceptional cases' applications for flagship rebuilding programme miss out

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Amy Walker
Schools

NAHT deputy general secretary to take up charity CEO role

Nick Brook, who has been in post at the school leaders' union for six years, has been appointed CEO...

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Amy Walker
Exams

43% rise in pupils caught cheating after exams return

Student penalties up more than two-fifths in 2022 compared to 2019, with mobile phones making up the majority of...

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Amy Walker
Schools

Link family income data to pupil attainment, says EPI

Think tank warns changing profile of group eligible for free school meals mean it's not a simple metric for...

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Amy Walker
Ofsted

MP: Ofsted sent ‘rogue hit squad’ to my child’s school

Philip Hollobone claimed the team sent to inspect Bishop Stopford School had a 'prearranged agenda'

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Amy Walker
Schools

School attendance dip follows rise in strep A cases

Figures from more than 4,000 schools also show absences at the start of December were higher than at the...

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Amy Walker