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Everything you need to know about the government’s new Institute of Teaching

Just £17 million of £121 million budgeted for the government’s “world-leading” Institute of Teaching is guaranteed to set up...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Heads plan greater weighting on ‘exam-style papers’ for teacher assessment grades

Over half of leaders plan to give greater weighting to “exam-style papers” than other forms of assessment when issuing...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual reveals more about how 2021 grade appeals will work

Pupils on grade borderlines are unlikely to be marked up at appeal even if the evidence showed they could...

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United Learning to take over edtech demonstrator programme

England’s largest academy trust United Learning has been awarded an £850,000 contract to run the government’s edtech demonstrator scheme...

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DfE extends Institute of Teaching’s remit to 6 years with £121m contract

The government’s new Institute of Teaching will run for at least six years with £121 million on offer to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Former RSC Rebecca Boomer-Clark is new Academies Enterprise Trust CEO

Former regional schools commissioner Rebecca Boomer-Clark has been appointed to lead the Academies Enterprise Trust, one of England’s largest...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE lifts Ampleforth College pupil recruitment ban despite continuing safeguarding concerns

A ban on recruiting new pupils at the prestigious Ampleforth College has been lifted, despite Ofsted inspectors flagging continuing...

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Exclusion ‘must still be available’ to keep pupils and staff safe, say NEU leaders

The sanction of exclusion “must still be available” to keep victims of sexual abuse, violence and bullying safe, the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to target £20m SEND capital funding at councils with ‘safety valve’ bailout deals

Up to £20 million from a £300 million capital fund to provide more school places for children with special...

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Freddie Whittaker