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New members join teacher pay review body

Three new members have joined the body tasked with recommending pay levels and working times for teachers. The School...

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Majority of school leaders face cutting staff in the next year to balance books

More than half of school leaders face making staff redundant in the next 12 months under “severe” financial pressures,...

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School reprimanded by admissions watchdog for giving priority to sons of “old boys”

A grammar school has been censured by the admissions watchdog after giving priority for places to the “sons of...

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Don’t focus on tests, do include high quality photos – says new textbook guidelines

New guidelines for what makes good textbooks include using high quality colour photographs in geography and not preparing pupils...

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Nick Gibb: All secondary schools should stock literary classics like Pride and Prejudice

Schools minister Nick Gibb has said today he wants every secondary school to fill their bookshelves with literary classics...

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One school every two weeks gets government go-ahead to sell off land or playing fields

An application to sell off school playing fields or land is being approved on average once every two weeks,...

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Housing minister: We will ensure government’s 500 new free schools are delivered on time

The housing minister has said he is committed to ensuring new free schools get planning permission amid the government’s...

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Full STEAM ahead to give art equal footing with science and maths

With slightly ruffled hair, bleary eyes and a stomach most probably full with coffee, a group of 40 teachers,...

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Teacher shortage fuels schools’ £733m supply agencies payout, union claims

Schools paid out more than £700 million to supply teacher agencies last year to fill the gap caused by...

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