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‘Disqualification by association’ rules for schools scrapped

Schools will no longer have to follow controversial safeguarding rules which caused teachers to be unnecessarily suspended from work....

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Spielman: Ofsted inspectors know Progress 8 ‘isn’t perfect’

Ofsted inspectors know that progress scores don’t “paint the whole picture” of school quality, Amanda Spielman has said today,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers are responsible for a tenth of serious LGBT bullying incidents in schools

The government has announced a series of measures to help LGBT pupils in schools, after new statistics revealed that...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE silent on grammar schools consultation response omissions

The Department for Education is refusing to name the 16 campaign groups whose responses to the grammar school consultation...

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Freddie Whittaker
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UTC@Harbourside is the ninth UTC to close

Another university technical college will close next year, taking the total to nine. UTC@Harbourside, based in Newhaven in East...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Public accounts chair wants schools to publish clearer financial information online

Schools should have to publish more financial information about themselves on their websites to make it easier for parents...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Nicky Morgan calls for return of character education grants

The government should resurrect its programme of character education awards and grants, Nicky Morgan has said. The former education...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Exposed: The Downing Street teacher reception where academies reigned supreme

A Downing Street reception for school teachers hosted by the prime minister last month was an “ideological love-in” at...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted right to consider separate behaviour judgment, says Nicky Morgan

The former education secretary Nicky Morgan has backed a proposal to have Ofsted inspectors award schools a specific mark...

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Freddie Whittaker