School funding

Council primary schools in deficit rocket 62%

Proportion of maintained primaries with a deficit now highest since current records began in 2015

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Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Keegan approves £6m Dyson school donation

Ministers green-light plans to expand Malmesbury Primary School, despite concerns over 'severe impact' on neighbouring settings

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Freddie Whittaker
Free school meals

Newham Council’s flagship free school meals firm posts £1.4m loss

Catering company blames 'rocketing inflation' for financial difficulties

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted Ruth Perry report response: What you need to know

Watchdog to explore standalone safeguarding judgment and narrowing gap between inspections and reports

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Freddie Whittaker
Workload

Small schools dub new workload admin list ‘unrealistic’

Schools need more funding to cut teacher working hours, warn leaders

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted: 9 inspection reform recommendations from NAHT

Leaders' union calls for period of ungraded inspections and longer notice as deeper reforms are considered

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Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools offered £3k to appoint ‘maths champions’

Revamped charity headed by ex-DfE adviser wants to make maths the 'SAS of subjects' amid fears 30k promising pupils...

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Freddie Whittaker
Exams

GCSE maths re-sit pass rate lower than pre-pandemic

But performance in English re-takes continues to rise

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Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Poorer pupils less likely to attend top comprehensives

Schools with best progress 8 scores have a lower proportion of disadvantaged pupils than their catchment areas, study finds

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Freddie Whittaker