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Gavin Williamson promises ‘detailed’ plan to get all pupils back in September ‘by end of week’

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has promised to deliver a detailed plan “by the end of the week”, outlining how...

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New admission rules proposed to crackdown on schools refusing ‘challenging’ pupils

The government plans to overhaul admission rules to crackdown on schools wrongly turning away pupils with special education needs...

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Head says she was suspended for ‘being honest’ about teachers ‘sat at home doing nothing’

A headteacher has hit out about her suspension for suggesting during an interview on local radio that some of...

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DfE refuses to confirm if £1bn catch-up cash is new funding

The Department for Education has refused to clarify whether the £1 billion “catch-up” premium is actually all new cash....

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DfE ‘rewriting history’ over claims schools have never had to keep pupils 2-metres apart

The Department for Education has denied it’s “rewriting history” after publishing a blog today claiming schools have never had...

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ITE inspection framework 2020: Everything you need to know about the changes

Ofsted has confirmed its new initial teacher education framework will be launched in September before a new cycle of...

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Coronavirus: 3,000 more teachers to get early career framework support

The government will extend the initial roll-out of its early career framework to another 3,000 new teachers. Early rollout...

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Trusts must publish £100k-plus salaries on their websites from September

Academy trusts must publish on their websites the number of staff paid over £100,000 from September. The change forms...

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Revealed: The 22 areas sharing £2m in careers hubs funding

Almost 900 additional schools and colleges will join the government’s careers hubs from September as the programme expands with...

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