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Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England and Wales from September 2018

The new teacher and school leadership pay rates for 2018-19 have been confirmed by the Department for Education. In July, the...

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2017 election caused ‘frustrating’ delays to flagship social mobility policy

The government’s flagship opportunity areas policy was “slow getting going” because of last year’s snap election, according to an...

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£18m ‘future talent fund’ cancelled less than a year after it was announced

The government has cancelled a key strand of its social mobility action plan, withdrawing £18 million of funding that...

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£20m grammar school transport scheme quietly shelved

The government has quietly scrapped a £20 million scheme to provide free transport to grammar schools. Nick Gibb, the...

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Funding cuts and bullying hitting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, MPs told

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) pupils are being let down in their education because of funding cuts, the lack...

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Labour demands ‘urgent inquiry’ into academy regulation following Bright Tribe scandal

Labour has demanded an “urgent and independent inquiry” into how multi-academy trusts are regulated after an investigation called into...

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Hinds backs under-fire Ofsted, and 5 other things we learned at education questions

Ministers from the Department for Education faced a grilling in the House of Commons this afternoon. Damian Hinds took...

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National reference test 2019 dates revealed

The national reference test will take place in 350 schools between February 25 and March 8 next year, Ofqual...

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JCQ boss to take job at AQA exam board

The head of the Joint Council for Qualifications, the representative body for UK exam boards, is leaving his role...

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Freddie Whittaker