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DfE to shell out £10m for 200 ‘external experts’

The Department for Education will spend £10 million on 200 “external experts” to advise it on policy areas including...

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Eight more suspected ‘illegal schools’ under criminal investigation

Eight institutions suspected of running illegal schools are currently under criminal investigation, it has emerged, just over a week...

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Education funding gap between rich and poor has ‘vanished’, says the IFS

Increases in school funding targeted at poorer pupils have helped to reduce the gap in education spending between rich...

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The 6 ‘major risks’ to the quality of education, according to Ofsted

The chief inspector of schools Amanda Spielman has outlined the “major risks” to the quality of education, and renewed...

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Safety fears for English schools as classrooms built by Western Building Systems close in Ireland

A move to close schools built by construction firm Western Building Systems in the Republic of Ireland has prompted...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Budget 2018: Hammond says ‘little extras’ pledge could cover ‘whiteboards and laptop computers’

Philip Hammond has defended his pledge of funding for “little extras” for schools, and said it would be “useful”...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Budget 2018: Schools get £400m capital bonus for ‘little extras’

Schools will get £400 million in extra capital funding this year, the chancellor has announced. Philip Hammond has allocated...

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Budget 2018: What’s in it for schools?

The chancellor Philip Hammond has outlined his spending plans for the next year, but little is on offer to...

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Budget 2018: Spending more money on potholes than pupils ‘inexplicable’, say heads

A decision by the government to hand schools less money than is due to be spent on fixing potholes...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker