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Full education select committee line-up confirmed

The full membership of the House of Commons education committee has been confirmed. Five Conservative MPs, five Labour MPs...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE can’t prove teacher recruitment and retention efforts are working

The government cannot prove its efforts to boost teacher retention and quality are having a positive impact or achieving...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Councils pressured to place children in boarding schools instead of care

The government will lean on “reluctant” councils to place vulnerable children in boarding schools instead of costly residential care,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Five new UTCs open after a spate of closures over the summer

Five new university technical colleges (UTCs) have opened their doors this month, including one that was so popular it...

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Freddie Whittaker
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New technical awards in disarray after government rejects 9 of 10

Just one of the 10 new technical qualifications developed for 14- to 16-year-olds has been signed off by the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Teacher recruitment worries deepen after Brexit immigration plan leaked

A leaked government plan for post-Brexit immigration has revealed tougher rules which, if implemented, will worsen the current teacher...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Former head guilty of £100,000 fraud and having sex in school

A former academy headteacher who defrauded his school of £100,000, had sex in his office and drank alcohol in...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE advertises ‘school improvement’ roles for RSC office

The Department for Education is advertising for “school improvement” roles at a regional schools commissioner’s office, a move that...

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Freddie Whittaker
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University-backed academy trust criticised for overseeing weak teaching

The Education Central Multi Academy Trust has been ordered to improve its teaching and school improvement “urgently”, after Ofsted...

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Freddie Whittaker