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Councils crack down on home education as school attendance orders soar

The number of school attendance orders issued to home-educated pupils by councils across England has soared, as pressure mounts...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE expects school improvement too quickly, says former RSC

Failing schools need time to turn around, despite the Department for Education’s expectation of “quick” results, says a former...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Politics

Fact check: Conservative figures for Labour education spending don’t add up

The Conservative party’s high-profile dossier revealing the “£1.2 trillion cost” of Labour’s policies includes details for a schools policy...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘They think it’s exclusive…but it’s done on a massive scale’ – inside the glossy mag that charges schools £3,500 for exposure

The Parliamentary Review “misleadingly implied” it was an official government magazine, the advertising watchdog has ruled. A Schools Week...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

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...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

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...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

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...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

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”,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

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...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker