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Ministers still relying on ‘misleading’ record funding claims

Senior government ministers, including the prime minister, keep peddling the “misleading” line that “more money than ever before” is...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Issue daily report cards to improve disruptive behaviour, teachers told

Teachers should adopt personalised approaches like issuing daily report cards to improve disruptive behaviour, new guidance states. Research by...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Paralympic swimmer to chair new edtech expert group

Paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes will chair a new expert group to help improve the use of technology in schools....

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
News, Politics

DfE told to publish official school funding figures amid another stats slap down

The Department for Education has been told to publish a “comprehensive set” of official figures on school funding after...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Greater degree of variation in results possible, Ofqual chief warns

Schools and colleges may see a greater degree of variation in results this year, the exam regulator has warned,...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Don’t ‘hide’ periods in schools, urges charity at head of government taskforce

Schools must change the way they teach and talk about periods if they are to tackle the stigma that...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Just a third of DfE staff believe changes are made ‘for the better’, and 4 other survey findings

The dissatisfaction of Department for Education staff has been revealed in a survey which reveals just how little faith...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Character education advisers revealed in bid to boost children’s ‘resilience’

Damian Hinds has launched a call for evidence as he names his character education panel to help schools develop...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon