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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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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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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”,...

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Summer-borns still struggle in year 6, and 3 other findings from primary schools test results analysis

New analysis of the test results of more than 1.5 million primary school pupils across England lays bare the...

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Ofsted: 1 in 10 small private schools still failing on safeguarding

Dozens of small private schools continue to fail to safeguard their pupils, while almost a quarter did not meet...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE troubleshooter ‘hugely embarrassed’ by Bright Tribe scandal

A government troubleshooter sent in to wind up the troubled Bright Tribe trust has spoken of her “professional” embarrassment...

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Durand Academy leisure centre profits still going to ex-head under £850k ‘special payment’ deal

Most of the money made by leisure facilities on a school site in south London is being paid to...

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Write off student loans and reduce non-classroom work to tackle recruitment and retention crisis – heads

Headteachers believe writing off student loans and reducing working hours outside the classroom are the best options to tackle...

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Schools forced to collect food for hungry pupils, warns UN adviser

The costs of austerity in the UK have fallen “disproportionately” on children, leaving them hungry at school and forcing...

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Freddie Whittaker