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Minister met with key studio school officials to discuss ‘review’ of model

Academies minister Lord Nash met with key officials from the studio schools programme to discuss a review of the...

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Free school meal take-up lowest on record, and 4 more census findings

School census data from January 2017 has been released by the government today. Here are the main points… 1....

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Durand Academy Trust to have funding terminated in 12 months

South London’s controversial Durand Academy will have its funding agreement terminated and be handed to a new sponsor in...

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Schools get right to appeal GCSE and A-level ‘marking errors’

Schools will be given the right to appeal against GCSE and A-level results if they suspect a marking error,...

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Mental health funding blunder corrected by government

A £200,000 investment in mental health training for school staff will train just 1,000 teachers and only cover the...

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Schools won’t have budgets cut under funding formula, Greening confirms

The government remains committed to ensuring that no school loses money under the new national funding formula, the education...

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May gives £67 per teacher for mental health training

A commitment to train secondary teachers to identify and deal with mental health problems in pupils will be funded...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Meet the teachers elected as MPs

A new generation of teachers-turned-MPs have vowed to fight school funding cuts after an election which saw education issues...

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Former DfE boss knighted and school leaders recognised in Queen’s birthday honours

Chris Wormald, the former Department for Education boss once criticised for letting his staff play with party hats in...

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Freddie Whittaker