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£53m MAT growth funding announced, but only for trusts with a good record

The government has announced that £53 million will be made available to help multi-academy trusts (MATs) take on more...

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Schools minister went on £10k trip to ‘reinforce relationships’ with Australia and Singapore

The schools minister Nick Gibb went on a week-long trip to Australia and Singapore to “reinforce” Britain’s relationship with...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Savings still not found to give schools £1.3bn, DfE admits

The government still hasn’t found all the savings it needs to give schools the additional £1.3 billion funding it...

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Freddie Whittaker
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EBacc: Entry and achievement rates down

The proportion of pupils entering and achieving the EBacc has fallen this year, government data shows. In 2017, 38.1...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Headteacher board elections: the results

The Department for Education has announced the winners of the second elections to its headteacher boards. The eight boards...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted publishes curriculum review preliminary findings

Schools are narrowing the primary curriculum by placing “too great a focus” on preparing for SATs, an investigation by...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: New sponsors for WCAT’s schools

New sponsors for the 21 schools given up by the troubled Wakefield City Academies Trust have been provisionally named....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Government approves new teacher apprenticeship

The government has officially rubber-stamped proposals for a new apprenticeship for teachers, Schools Week can reveal. The Institute for...

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Schools are meeting more careers advice benchmarks

Schools are falling short of government-endorsed standards for good careers advice, despite a slight improvement in recent years, new...

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Freddie Whittaker