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Brian Lightman steps down as ASCL general secretary

Brian Lightman has stepped down as general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), it has...

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Pupils missing out on top universities because of poor advice at school, report claims

Pupils from poorer families are more likely to miss out on a university place because teachers and tutors’ ideas...

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Government urged to open free schools in segregated communities

The government has been urged to allow free schools to open in areas where there is a “social need”...

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Schools could be judged Ofsted inadequate if face veils hinder teaching

Schools could be judged inadequate by the education watchdog if they do not ban pupils or staff from wearing...

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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Headteachers have a duty to train their own replacements

Sir Michael Wilshaw has told headteachers it is their duty to stave off a recruitment crisis by training their...

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BETT Day Two: Ofsted ‘can’t check’ filtering of radicalisation websites; unaffordable ICT; and ‘fairy godfather’ experts.

  Education secretary Nicky Morgan said last month all schools will be required to protect children from harm online...

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Bett 2016, Day One: Nicky Morgan tells teachers to use technology to reduce workload

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has urged school leaders to embrace new technologies to reduce the “paper trail” workload. Speaking...

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Schools failing to teach pupils about sexual consent

More than a third of youngsters said they learned nothing about sexual consent at school, a new survey has...

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E-ACT academy chain abolishes local governing bodies

The national body for governors has welcomed an academy chain’s decision to make public its plans to scrap local...

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