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Schools have lost £5.4bn since 2015, unions claim

Schools face a funding shortfall of £5.4 billion despite extra funding to cover teacher pay rises, six unions have...

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Freddie Whittaker
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The DfE doesn’t like its own GCSE pass thresholds, claims Forgotten Third inquiry chair

The Department for Education is no fan of its own pass thresholds for GCSEs, according to the chair of...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE ‘considering options’ for free sanitary products in primaries

The government is “considering options” for supporting primary school children with access to free sanitary products, a minister has...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE spent £15k defending nationality data collection months before it was scrapped

The Department for Education spent almost £15,000 defending its divisive pupil nationality and country of birth data collection in...

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Freddie Whittaker
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ESFA reveals church school exemption to related-party transactions rule

Church schools will not need to seek prior approval to buy services from their diocese, the Education and Skills...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Bradford academy trust in ‘unprecedented’ pay and conditions change

An academy trust in Yorkshire is facing a backlash over “unprecedented” plans to shake up teachers’ pay and conditions...

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Freddie Whittaker
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E-ACT chief executive David Moran to stand down

The chief executive of one of England’s most high-profile academy chains is to step down after six years at...

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Freddie Whittaker
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School absence rates continue to rise

The rate of absence from English schools continued to rise in 2017-18, new government data shows. According to the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Buckinghamshire school support company goes into liquidation

A company which provided school improvement, governor support and other services to hundreds of schools in Buckinghamshire is to...

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Freddie Whittaker