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Academy trust bailed out by government over pensions delay

A struggling academy trust relied on a government bailout to ensure it could pay pension contributions, it has been...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE finally adds detail to secretive headteacher board minutes

The government has begun to lift the lid on decisions made by its secretive headteacher boards, but officials want...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Music hub inconsistencies reveal funding ‘postcode lottery’

The government has been warned its preference for smaller-scale hub projects instead of larger injections of revenue funding is...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teach First sharpens recruitment focus as DfE considers its future

The teacher-training charity Teach First has launched a substantial shake-up of its operations, amid doubts over the future of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NHS: 1 in 8 pupils has a mental health disorder

One in eight school-age children had an identified mental disorder last year, the first new data on the subject...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New ‘aspects of engagement’ assessment to replace P-scales

The government has announced that a new testing approach to measure the attainment of pupils with complex disabilities will...

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Freddie Whittaker
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New national schools commissioner pledges ‘transparency and consistency’

The country’s regional schools commissioners will become “more transparent and more consistent”, the new national schools commissioner has pledged. Dominic...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Minister bets heads a bottle of champagne he can find savings in their schools

The academies minister Lord Agnew has said he will bet any headteacher “a bottle of champagne and a letter...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ignoring teacher pay recommendations was a ‘difficult decision’, says DfE funding boss

The decision by the government to ignore the recommendations of the School Teachers Review Body this year was “difficult”,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker