Attendance

ASCL president urges ‘change of tone’ as parental disputes drive absence

Politicians and commentators 'far too quick to take potshots at schools', says trust CEO John Camp

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Freddie Whittaker
Unions

New ASCL boss strikes optimistic tone as pay battle looms

Pepe Di'Iasio speaks to Schools Week as he prepares to take over at headteachers' union

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Freddie Whittaker
Exams

AQA to launch free digital maths tests for schools

But England's largest exam board has delayed plans to introduce on-screen exams

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Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Post-election spending review leaves schools in dark over funding

The government has not said what will happen to budgets after next March

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Freddie Whittaker
Budget 2024

Budget 2024: £105m for 15 special free schools, and nothing else

Plus no news on tutoring cash extension suggests 'curtain has crashed down' on scheme

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Freddie Whittaker
Curriculum

Martin Lewis: Financial education curriculum win ‘self-defeating’ as schools lack resources

Journalist and campaigner also reveals his charity paid over £500k for textbook after government refused to fund it

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Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

Absence fines: 1 in 5 pupils could fall below threshold

Around 1.7m children could now face fines, analysis finds, with 40 per cent of disadvantaged year 10 pupils below...

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Freddie Whittaker
Transparency

DfE rapped by watchdog as 1 in 4 FOI responses late

Improve response times for information requests or face enforcement, ICO warns

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Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Claire Heald, Derek Hills, Catherine Charnock, Rory Gribbell, Charles Byrne

Lord of the Rings superfan and former MasterChef contestant are among those starting new jobs

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Freddie Whittaker