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Keep schools open late to tackle knife crime, says children’s commissioner

Schools in areas with high levels of serious youth violence should remain open in the evenings and at weekends...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Academy teachers promoted three years earlier than those in LA schools

Teachers in the largest academy trusts are promoted on average three years earlier than their peers in LA-maintained schools,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates to stand down

Chris Keates is to step down as general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union after 15 years in the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust bosses recognised in Queen’s birthday honours

Nine academy trust leaders have been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours this year, making up a fifth of...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust’s PRU was illegal for six years

An academy trust had to register a pupil referral unit as a school after Ofsted found it had been...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Uni regulator insists it has ‘no plans’ to share sensitive pupil data with private firms

The universities regulator says it has “no plans” to share sensitive named pupil data with private companies as parliament...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, headteacher, Anderton Park primary school, Birmingham

Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson’s desk in Anderton Park primary is strewn with cards from well-wishers across the world. A bunch of...

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Freddie Whittaker
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May wants to make school spending announcement before she leaves

Theresa May wants to announce a “multibillion programme” to overhaul schools before she leaves office, it has been reported....

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE sets up group to explore benefits of AI in the classroom

Ministers have launched a new group to explore the benefits artificial intelligence can bring to the classroom. Nick Gibb,...

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Freddie Whittaker