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Campaigner wants school absence contact procedures changed

Schools should be forced to contact multiple family members in the event of unexpected pupil absences, according to a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Lack of understanding hampers heads’ ability to help pupils with mental health

School leaders’ lack of understanding of counselling and psychotherapy is making it difficult for them to commission mental health...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government confirms free school meals eligibility under universal credit

The government will proceed with its plans to change the threshold for free school meals eligibility under universal credit,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Councils ‘not confident’ school admission rules are legal

Eight local councils are not confident that schools in their area have lawful admissions arrangements, according to the Office...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ministers under pressure on funding for PSHE lessons

Ministers are under increasing pressure to say whether they will make personal, social, health and economics (PSHE) lessons compulsory,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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SENCOs voiceless as IT glitch hits ‘invaluable’ online forum

An “invaluable” online forum that supports thousands of special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) has been unavailable for months because...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New buying advice service for schools launched

The government has launched a new advice service for schools to help them get value for money when buying...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Education Services Grant cut: Academies will lose £353m by 2020, DfE forecasts

Academies stand to lose £353 million by 2020 as a result of cuts to the Education Services Grant, official government...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Measure schools by ‘success’ of pupils at 25, says George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership

Schools should be measured on the “employability and success” of their pupils when they reach the age of 25,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker