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Schools await sign-off for popular BTEC course

A popular BTEC course sat by thousands of pupils every year is yet to have its new content approved...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Amanda Spielman rules out changes to Ofsted’s grading system

Ofsted will not scrap its current grading system for schools, following “persuasive” lobbying from headteachers. The future of the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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‘Not all teachers do their best’, and 7 other things Sir Michael Wilshaw said at the Festival of Education

Not all teachers are professional, and it is up to heads to identify those who don’t do their best,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ex-Ofsted chief Michael Wilshaw demands ban on phones in all schools

The government should pass a law to ban mobile phones from all schools in England, the former chief inspector...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ban mobile phones to protect pupils, minister tells schools

The culture secretary Matthew Hancock wants more schools to ban mobile phones in order to help protect children “in...

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Freddie Whittaker
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NHS funding settlement poses ‘quite severe challenges’ for the DfE

The government’s pledge to pump an extra £20 billion into the NHS will put pressure on the Department for...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Suffolk council to vote on swingeing cuts to rural school transport

Suffolk council is preparing controversial cuts to school transport that will “significantly impact” pupil numbers at schools around the...

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Councils begin to top-slice from school budgets to replace ESG funding

More than 60 councils have been given permission to top-slice money from school budgets to make up for cuts...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Dominic Herrington to succeed Sir David Carter as interim national schools commissioner

Dominic Herrington, the regional schools commissioner for the south east of England and south London, will be the new...

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Freddie Whittaker