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£140m of tuition catch-up cash remains unspent

The government is unlikely to deliver on its promise to provide £350 million in tuition catch-up cash this year....

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More ‘optionality’ in next year’s exams still a possibility, says Ofqual chief

The exams regulator’s interim boss has suggested “greater optionality” in next year’s exams is still a possibility – signalling...

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Ministers ‘miss chance’ to end power of academy ‘oligarchs’

Ministers have “missed an opportunity” to end the stranglehold of academy “oligarchs” by ignoring warnings in a government-commissioned study....

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Ofsted’s visits find schools’ remote learning ‘not aligned’ to curriculum

Ofsted has published its first snapshot of the pilot “visits” it ran in September. The report covers the findings...

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Ofsted admits ‘visits’ fall under inspection remit after NAHT legal challenge

Ofsted has admitted its Autumn visits “fall within the broad concept of inspections” after an education union took the...

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DfE pulls out of major TALIS survey to ‘reduce considerable workload burden’

England will not take part in a major international survey that ranks countries based on their teacher working conditions...

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Self-isolating pupils who miss Autumn resits face entering 2021 exams

Pupils who can’t sit exams during the additional Autumn series face having to wait until next year to try...

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Fraud police drop Bright Tribe investigation

Fraud police have dropped their investigation into the Bright Tribe academy trust, Schools Week can reveal. The investigation was...

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Break the rules and you’re out, minister tells academy bosses

The academies minister has declared there is “simply no place” in education for discredited academy bosses – and vowed...

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