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SEND

SEND system is ‘lose, lose, lose’, admits Keegan

Education secretary also says parents use 'tribunal factor' to get kids into 'very expensive independent schools'

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Pupil number forecast revised up, but steep decline still expected

Higher-than-expected primary pupil numbers in this year's school census may be the reason, says DfE

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Freddie Whittaker
News

RAAC confirmed at 214 schools, says DfE

Number of confirmed cases up by 24 per cent in a month

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Freddie Whittaker
Exams

GCSE disadvantage gap widens again

Gap in attainment between poorer pupils and better-off peers widest since 2011

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Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Best headteachers add two GCSE grades, landmark study finds

First study of its kind tracks impact of school leaders on pupil progress, teacher turnover and absences

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

School improvement role for Ofsted risks ‘mission creep’, MPs warned

Labour wants watchdog to be improver and inspector, but academy sector leader warns it's 'tricky territory'

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Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Prominent accountant to review £370m school funding gaffe

Peter Wyman to lead review of DfE quality assurance process for the national funding formula for schools

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Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2023

DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 6.5% for teachers and leaders

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Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Tell us how you will fix recruitment, Labour told

Analysis shows gaps in the workforce already outstrip party's ambition for 6,500 more teachers

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Freddie Whittaker