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DfE’s 2020 teacher pay proposals: Rise will cost schools £455m, plus 6 more findings

The Department for Education has published its recommendations on teacher pay for September 2020. We’ve got a news story...

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Spielman: ‘We won’t turn a blind eye to schools narrowing education’

Amanda Spielman has hit back at academy trusts that have questioned her new framework – insisting Ofsted won’t “incentivise...

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Schools sought to test early years reforms before roll-out

The government is looking for schools to become “early adopters” of reforms aimed at boosting language development in early...

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DfE’s international school exchange grants opened up to primary schools

A government-funded school exchange programme to help disadvantaged pupils travel abroad has been expanded to include primary pupils. Education...

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Tributes paid after death of PiXL founder Sir John Rowling

Tributes have been paid to the founder of school improvement network PiXL, Sir John Rowling, after his death yesterday....

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DfE to finally roll out free sanitary products scheme next week

All schools and colleges in England will finally be able to access free sanitary products from Monday, as part...

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Study suggests new Ofsted regime WON’T punish poor kids

Explosive claims from academy trust leaders that deprived pupils are disadvantaged under Ofsted’s new framework don’t stack up, new...

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Free school fire escape door at centre of tax evasion allegations

An MP is to call in the Serious Fraud Office after a collapsed free school leader used a “false...

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Young carers’ bursaries plummet, as union blames complexity in claiming

Take-up of bursaries that support young parents while they study has tumbled by over three-fifths in five years –...

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