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The never-ending saga: Durand takes fight to Supreme Court

A charity demanding compensation in exchange for giving up commercial facilities on the site of the former Durand Academy...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Food parcels fiasco: How the pandemic exposed free school meals failures…again

The government is facing questions over its handling of the free school meals fiasco after it emerged that ministers...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson pleads ignorance over new Covid strain ahead of Greenwich decision, despite Hancock’s warning hours earlier

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has claimed he did not know about the new strain of coronavirus before ordering a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Edenred is back: Free school meals voucher scheme to relaunch Monday

The government’s national free school meals voucher scheme will relaunch next Monday and be run by original supplier Edenred...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted inspections to be done remotely after U-turn

Ofsted monitoring inspections will now take place remotely until half term, following a U-turn by the watchdog. The inspectorate...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE pledges 300,000 more laptops – but unclear when they’ll be delivered

The Department for Education has pledged to provide an additional 300,000 laptops and tablets to assist poorer pupils with...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fact check: What does the guidance on key worker children attendance actually say?

Changing guidance and interventions from ministers has created confusion over which pupils should be attending school, putting further pressure...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New Institute of Teaching sparks warning of the ‘Gibb-isation of education’

The new government-funded Institute of Teaching has been branded as another example of the “Gibb-isation of education”. The Department...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hurrah! Telecoms firms WILL now make Oak National Academy free-to-access

Mobile networks EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have said they will move to “zero-rate” the Oak National Academy after...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker