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Schools to get £215m funding for SEND adaptations

Schools in England will split a new £215 million funding pot to adapt their premises for pupils with special educational...

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Muslim Council defends church schools in admissions row

The Muslim Council of Britain has defended church schools’ record on the admission of Muslim pupils amid claims the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Council launches investigation into benefits of private schools

A council is reviewing the community benefit of local private schools to decide if they deserve generous discounts in...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils could get right to opt out of sex education

The “blanket right” of parents to withdraw their children from sex education lessons is being reviewed by the government as...

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Lord Baker: Colleges should visit schools ‘once a year’

Colleges should visit schools once a year to promote vocational options for pupils under a new scheme designed to...

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Sex education to be compulsory in all secondary schools

The government will extend compulsory sex education to all secondary schools and introduce relationships education for all pupils from age...

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‘Far from clear’ if DfE can cope with academies expansion, warn MPs

MPs have questioned the government’s capacity to cope with the growth of the academies programme, amid predictions of “further...

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Councils paid £100k to write to parents about UTCs

The government has handed out more than £100,000 in funding to councils to enable them to write to parents...

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Bid to force ‘hostile’ schools to promote technical education succeeds

A cross-party bid to force “hostile” schools to give colleges and apprenticeship providers access to their pupils to promote...

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Freddie Whittaker