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Paws for thought: Why an academy trust spent £12k on dogs to tackle pupil anxiety

An academy trust has spent £12,000 buying a dog for each of its four schools, claiming that it is...

James Carr
James Carr
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Government misses secondary teacher training target for SEVENTH year in row

The government has failed to meet its secondary school teacher recruitment target for the seventh year running – with...

James Carr
James Carr
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University admissions gap between rich and poor students still ‘far too wide’

The gap in university admissions rates between rich and poor students is still “far too wide”, a union leader...

James Carr
James Carr
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Government testing agency pays Pearson £3m (but won’t say why)

The education giant Pearson has been revealed as the mystery supplier who received £3 million from the Standards and...

James Carr
James Carr
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David Cameron’s £67m STEM scheme fails to deliver, new figures reveal

The government is failing to fulfil its promise to upskill 15,000 teachers in maths and science under a £67...

James Carr
James Carr
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Reducing class sizes top priority for next government, say teachers

A third of teachers say reducing class sizes is their top priority for the next government as a new...

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James Carr
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Just 3% of EdTech Innovation funding goes to resolving timetabling issues

The first wave of EdTech Innovation funding has been dished out – but just 3 per cent of the...

James Carr
James Carr