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DfE plots law change to speed up school-based nurseries

Ministers want first new provision in surplus primary school buildings to open next year

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LEGO play professor among new DfE science council appointees

Cambridge Professor Paul Ramchandani among 12 experts appointed to provide 'advice and challenge' on issues like SEND and mental...

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DfE to review ‘complicated’ school maintenance funding system

'We know there's room for improvement', admits senior civil servant

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Labour MP seeks to make school phones ban compulsory

Draft law from Josh MacAlister would put phone guidance on a statutory footing - but it's unclear if it...

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Call for action as 400,000 children await autism or ADHD appointments

Getting a neurodevelopmental condition diagnosis one of the 'only ways' to unlock school support, warns children's commissioner

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DfE lets councils skirt minimum funding rules to prop up SEND

LAs given permission to set per-pupil funding below national minimums as deficits spiral

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Phonics results creep up, but remain below pre-pandemic

Four in five pupils meet the government's 'expected standard'

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Russell Hobby to step down as Teach First CEO

Former NAHT general secretary says he has 'loved my time' at teacher training charity

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Longer school day has ‘small yet positive’ attainment boost

Schools with top Ofsted grades and selective schools more likely to have extended days, finds EPI

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