Attendance

Six policies to get ‘invisible’ looked-after children back to school

First collection of data from the children's commissioner shows nearly 1,500 children with social workers not in school

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John Dickens
Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy will allow commercial use of its lessons

Move allows schools to adapt resources and share outside their organisation, but U-turn on geo-restriction plans

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John Dickens
School buildings

Fewer schools get repairs cash as building costs soar

25 per cent fewer school repair works get government funding this year

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John Dickens
Ofsted

Spielman: Ofsted ‘lightning rod’ for wider school discontent

Chief inspector points to 'wider disagreement' in sector over pay and funding when challenged on criticism following Ruth Perry...

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John Dickens
EEF

EEF’s Sir Peter Lampl to step down as chair

Philanthropist to leave role 12 years after he helped found the evidence broker charity

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John Dickens
Schools

EEF study to investigate impact of London’s free school meal roll-out

Independent evaluation would look at whether giving all primary pupils free meals boosts exam results, wellbeing and attendance

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John Dickens
Teacher strikes

DfE and unions agree pay talks over teacher strikes

‘Intensive’ talks start today after the NEU agreed to a 'period of calm for two weeks' where no more...

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John Dickens
Teacher strikes

Pausing strikes for pay talks is in best interests of teachers and pupils

Writing exclusively for Schools Week, education secretary Gillian Keegan urged the NEU to follow the lead of health unions...

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Gillian Keegan
Schools

DfE offers £10k ‘relocation premium’ to attract overseas teachers

Trial later this year for languages and physics teachers aims to 'make teaching here even more attractive to the...

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John Dickens