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Three-quarters of unis appear to have ditched ‘conditional unconditional’ offers

Up to three quarters of universities and colleges appear to have ended the controversial practice of “conditional unconditional” offers,...

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‘School Gains?’ – Downing Street launches rival to union funding cuts website

Downing Street will launch a new website to challenge the union’s School Cuts service, as a new law to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Robert Halfon re-elected as education committee chair

Robert Halfon has been re-elected unopposed as the chair of the Parliamentary education committee. The Conservative MP’s re-election was...

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Freddie Whittaker
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1 in 20 teachers has long-lasting mental health problem, study finds

One in 20 teachers report having a long-lasting mental health problem, but teaching isn’t the only profession hit by...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted proposes new ‘quality of education and training’ judgment for ITE

Ofsted wants to introduce a new “quality of education and training” judgment for its inspections of initial teacher education...

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Freddie Whittaker
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MP wants ban on ‘cruel and demeaning’ isolation booths

Schools should be banned from using “cruel and demeaning” isolation booths, an MP has said. Alex Sobel, the Labour...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Free school paid £900 for chair’s stay in swanky Chicago hotel

A free school in Bolton paid more than £900 for its chair to stay at a swanky Chicago hotel...

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AP trust blames late payments for financial woes

An alternative provision trust has disclosed fears about “ongoing financial sustainability” – blaming late payments from cash-strapped local authorities....

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Ofsted should shout louder against 3-year GCSEs, says boss of largest academy trust

Ofsted should be more vocal in challenging schools that narrow the curriculum with three-year GCSEs, the head of England’s...

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Freddie Whittaker