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Ditch ideology and ‘knowledge-rich mantras’ to fix education, union leader tells ministers

Ministers must ditch “ideology, politicking and knowledge-rich mantras” and acknowledge a “relatively small number of changes” are needed to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School uniforms: No outright ban on ‘sole supplier’ deals, says Gibb

The government will not ban controversial sole supplier contracts for school uniforms outright, but will ask leaders to re-tender...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE sneaks in £25m saving with teaching school hubs switch

The government has quietly saved £25 million by switching to a system of teaching school hubs, a Schools Week...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Not every day has been brilliant’ – Williamson opens up about pandemic challenges

Gavin Williamson has opened up about the challenges he’s faced in the pandemic, admitting that “not every day has...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Exams 2021: Leaders fear pressure from parents with ‘pointy elbows and lawyer friends’

School leaders fear the switch to teacher assessment instead of exams this year will lead to pressure to adjust...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils ‘expected to know’ up to 1,700 words under reforms to MFL GCSEs

Pupils will be “expected to know” up to 1,700 different words under proposed reforms to GCSE modern foreign language...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE proposes school business rates change to cut ‘substantial bureaucracy’ 

The government is proposing to change the way “complex” school business rates are collected to cut out “substantial bureaucracy”....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Attendance: Almost 1 in 5 pupils were in school the week before reopenings

Almost one in five pupils were in school last week, just days before wider reopenings, new attendance data shows....

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Freddie Whittaker
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2022 exams may need similar ‘adaptations’ as those proposed for 2021, warns Ofqual chief

The government is considering making “adaptations” to exams in 2022 similar to those proposed for this summer’s assessments before...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker