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‘It will have a long-lasting impact’ – Damian Hinds reflects on his new strategy

Following the most important announcement of Damian Hinds’s political career to date, Schools Week accompanied the education secretary on...

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Ofsted lacks government support to tackle inequalities, warns director

Ofsted feels unsupported in its efforts to tackle inequalities in the education system, a senior official from the watchdog...

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No serving teachers on DfE’s new education apps advisory panel

A new panel set up to assess and quality-mark education apps for young children includes no serving teachers. The...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual confirms changes to music and dance exams

A shake-up to the way performances are marked in music and dance GCSEs and A-levels has been announced by...

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Ofsted strategy director Luke Tryl to lead New Schools Network

The New Schools Network has hired Luke Tryl, an Ofsted director and former adviser to Nicky Morgan, as its...

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Unions demand fully-funded 5% pay rise for all teachers and leaders in 2019-20

Unions representing the “overwhelming majority” of teachers and school leaders have demanded a five per cent pay rise for...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Recruitment and retention strategy pledges £130m for new teacher induction

The education secretary has finally unveiled his teacher recruitment and retention strategy, pledging a £130 million reduced timetable and...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The 11 schools picked to lead £2.4m curriculum fund programme pilots

Eleven academies have been selected to lead trials of the government’s new curriculum fund programme. The schools, most of...

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DfE spent £111m on offices it won’t inhabit

The Department for Education has spent £111 million to refurbish new offices it has no plans to move into....

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Freddie Whittaker