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School child abuse helpline receives hundreds of calls in first 6 weeks

A helpline set up to report child abuse in education in the wake of the allegations posted to the...

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School at heart of Covid surge ‘breaks vaccine record’

A school at the centre of Bolton’s fight against the Indian Covid variant estimates more than 10,000 people have...

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James Carr
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Closing special school rapped by Ofsted ‘frustrated’ by lack of LA support

Leaders at a special school judged ineffective during the pandemic have been left “frustrated” by a lack of support...

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Ofsted: New framework ‘demanding but fair’ and 5 other findings from first evaluation

Ofsted has admitted visits under its new education inspection framework (EIF) are “demanding” for school leaders, especially those in...

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Ofsted to inspect online schools under new accreditation scheme

Ofsted will step in to inspect online schools as part of a new accreditation scheme after the government failed...

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Revealed: The 7 new faith school trusts at the heart of the DfE’s academies drive

The government has named the first seven new faith school trusts it is funding to help drive its academisation...

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Ofsted: ITE curriculums not ‘sufficiently ambitious’, and 5 other findings

Too few initial teacher education (ITE) partnerships have a “sufficiently ambitious” curriculum for their trainees, and “too many” are...

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Ofsted may temporarily extend inspection window to seven years

Ofsted may temporarily extend its statutory inspection window by two years in order to ensure Covid disruption doesn’t result...

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Ofsted branded ‘disingenuous’ over wellbeing review

Ofsted’s pledge to review whether inspections are affecting staff wellbeing has been branded “disingenuous” after it emerged that no...

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James Carr