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Pupil absence fines down 5.4%

The number of fines issued to parents for unauthorised pupil absence has fallen by 5.4 per cent. 149,321 penalty...

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92 schools are waiting for a sponsor, and 4 other things we learned at education questions

MPs spent over an hour grilling the education secretary and his ministers in Parliament this afternoon. Damian Hinds answered...

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Freddie Whittaker
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NUT spent £326k on general election campaign

The National Union of Teachers spent more than £326,000 on campaigning in the run-up to last year’s general election....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Train all teachers in attachment issues, says trauma expert

School staff should all be trained to deal with emotional trauma among children in care, according to an expert....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Single academy trust told to improve or face closure

A single-academy trust in West Yorkshire has been warned it faces closure if it does not improve after Ofsted...

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Damian Hinds faces first education committee grilling

The education secretary will take questions from MPs when he appears in front of the parliamentary education committee next...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Do the maths: Cost of new times-tables tests to top £5.2m

New times-tables tests for nine-year-olds will cost the Department for Education more than £5 million to implement, Schools Week...

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Freddie Whittaker
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New data shows 12.5% rise in full secondary schools

The proportion of secondary schools that are full or over capacity has risen for the first time in at...

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School apprenticeship training company ‘not fit for purpose’ says Ofsted

A company that runs apprenticeship training for schools has been branded “not fit for purpose” by Ofsted after inspectors...

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Freddie Whittaker