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Ofsted inspector’s dismissal highlights consultancy ‘grey area’

An Ofsted inspector with 20 years of service was sacked after conducting an independent review which concluded that a...

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James Carr
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Ministers seize control in new Covid contingency plans

Ministers are seizing control of the restrictive measures schools can implement to fight the spread of Covid under a...

James Carr
James Carr
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Call for resits as over 1,000 hit by Oxbridge admissions exam glitches

School exam managers and admissions experts are demanding that pupils whose online Oxbridge admissions exams were hit with technical...

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James Carr
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‘Disgraceful’: DfE axes funding for teacher diversity schemes

A government decision to axe millions of pounds of funding for teacher diversity schemes has been branded “disgraceful”. Since...

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James Carr
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NAHT ‘assessing legal status’ of phonics check to spare schools ‘unnecessary burden’

A school leaders’ union has revealed it is “assessing the legal status” of the autumn year 2 phonics check...

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James Carr
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DfE expects teacher recruitment boost to be ‘short-lived’, despite slashing bursaries

The Department for Education has admitted the boost in teacher recruitment prompted by Covid-19 is expected to be “short-lived”,...

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James Carr
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Schools advised to ‘reallocate’ 4G routers for children in greatest need

The government is advising schools to identify any 4G wireless routers not being used and to “reallocate them to...

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James Carr
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Teacher absence spike forces ‘tipping point’ closures

Schools are being forced to shut their doors as the numbers of teachers forced into isolation pushes them past...

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James Carr
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Trusts quizzed over Covid cases in ‘urgent commission’ for education secretary

Academy trusts are being questioned over their protocols for managing Covid cases as part of an “urgent commission” for...

James Carr
James Carr