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Government investigates recruitment agency cold calls to teachers

Teachers are being targeted by “unprofessional” cold calls from recruitment agencies during school hours – and the government has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

EXCLUSIVE: DfE last changed grammar school response in June — but still refuses to publish

The Department for Education is still refusing to publish the response to its consultation on grammar schools, even though...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Address misconceptions in maths to avoid ‘systematic’ errors, says EEF

Teachers should address misconceptions about maths among seven- to 14-year-olds, lest they lead to a “systematic pattern of errors”, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted investigates inspection gaps at outstanding schools

Ofsted is to examine “unusually long gaps” between inspections of ‘outstanding’-rated schools, according to minutes of a board meeting....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Spielman: Let Ofsted inspect Multi-Academy Trusts

Ofsted should be allowed to inspect multi-academy trusts, the chief inspector of schools has said. Amanda Spielman told the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted still not ready to scrap ‘outstanding’ grade

Ofsted is still not ready to decide on the scrapping of the “outstanding” grade, more than a year after...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Government ‘developing fundamental British values curriculum’

The Department for Education is developing a “fundamental British values curriculum” aimed at helping teachers train pupils to resist...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Academies annual accounts: 6 things we’ve learned about academy finances

The Department for Education has for the first time published consolidated annual report and accounts for the academies sector....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Wayland Academy Norfolk issued with funding termination warning

An academy in Norfolk will have its funding stopped and be re-brokered to a new sponsor if it doesn’t...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker