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Williamson’s plea for festive joy falls on deaf ears

Councils across England have snubbed Gavin Williamson’s offer of extra funding to find alternative polling stations so school nativities...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Parliamentary Review ‘misleading’ over government links, advertising watchdog rules

A glossy magazine that charges heads thousands of pounds to publish content about their school was “misleading” over its...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Corbyn: Teachers having to buy ‘uniforms and mattresses’ for pupils

Teachers are being forced to buy “uniforms and even mattresses” for pupils because their parents cannot afford them, Jeremy...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ditch ‘corporate’ language in academies sector, says former DfE adviser

The use of corporate language in the academies sector – such as calling bosses chief executives – is “unhelpful”,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Marginal seats set to benefit from £18m injection

An £18 million cash injection to boost social mobility in deprived areas has been called “pork-barrel politics” after it...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Illegal schools have ‘drills’ to avoid scrutiny, says Ofsted director

Illegal schools have prepared “drills” for Ofsted visits that include sending children “running out of every door” when inspectors...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted faces complaint over ‘oversimplified language’ in new reports

An academy trust has complained to Ofsted about the “oversimplified language” inspectors used to describe its failings at a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Schools told to reschedule flu vaccinations as nasal spray deliveries delayed

Schools have been told they will need to reschedule flu vaccination sessions planned for later this month after some...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Pre-U, A-level equivalent favoured by private schools, to be scrapped

A post-16 qualification that was popular with England’s private schools is to be scrapped, the exam board that administers...

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Freddie Whittaker