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Less than 1 in 5 teachers download DfE’s workload reduction toolkit

Less than one in five teachers in England have downloaded a toolkit launched by the government to help them...

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ASCL ‘forgotten third’ inquiry mulls ‘stage not age’ testing call

An influential commission on the future of GCSEs is considering recommending an end to the comparable outcomes system and...

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We must be more ‘forensic’ in funding campaign, Barton warns

Tales of teachers having to buy equipment for their schools are “unhelpful” and are eclipsing the more serious impact...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds to announce wellbeing focus at ASCL conference

Damian Hinds has commissioned his fifth advisory group since taking office – this time looking at boosting school teacher...

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Majority of MATs achieve ‘below average’ progress for 16 to 18-year-olds

New data released by the government today shows 54 per cent of multi-academy trusts achieved a below or well-below-average...

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Government to fund free sanitary products in secondary schools

The chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has announced plans to fund free sanitary products for pupils in secondary...

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Freddie Whittaker
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London schools lack ‘ability and resources’ to tackle knife crime – Ofsted

Schools in London don’t receive enough support to tackle knife crime, Ofsted has warned. New research from the watchdog...

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Schools are ignoring rules over knife exclusions, Ofsted warns

Schools “may be doing children a disservice” by failing to follow statutory guidance on excluding pupils, Ofsted has warned....

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New Ambition Institute wants degree-awarding powers

A new “graduate school” set up to aid the development of teachers at all levels of the school system...

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Freddie Whittaker