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Over a third of parents asked for school donations, survey finds

More than a third of parents have been asked to donate money to their child’s school, according to a...

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Ministers urged to drop DBS check rules ‘killing off’ school language exchanges

Education leaders are set to meet the schools minister and urge him to amend new guidance on criminal record...

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Multi-academy trusts spend less on ‘back office’ but don’t pay teachers more … and 6 other EPI findings

Schools in multi-academy trusts spend less on “back office” costs and more on primary teaching staff, compared to standalone...

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Brett Wigdortz to step down as Teach First chief executive

Teach First founder Brett Wigdortz will step down as chief executive of the teacher training charity at the end...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Heads claim school budgets will be ‘untenable’ in two years’ time

Nearly two-thirds of school leaders believe their budgets will be “untenable” in two years’ time, a survey has revealed....

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Passivhaus schools claim to reduce energy costs by 80 per cent

The first secondary school to use energy-saving Passivhaus design principles is set to be built for the Harris Federation...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Academy chain leader ‘won’t rule out’ expansion of grammar streams

A Wiltshire academy that started a “grammar stream”, giving a small group of children access to specialist teachers and lectures...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Amanda Spielman appoints former Nicky Morgan special adviser to Ofsted

Amanda Spielman, new head of Ofsted, has appointed Nicky Morgan’s former special adviser to her team. Luke Tryl, who...

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Language exchange trips ‘killed’ off by safeguarding worries and costs

Schools trying to organise language exchange trips face increasing hurdles including costs, visas and “unclear” government guidance on safeguarding,...

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Jess Staufenberg