Politics

Green fingers win £1,000 top prize

Eco-warriors at Warren Road Primary School have won £1,000 to spend on gardening equipment after taking top honours in...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Governors deserve gongs too

A guide to support people who want to nominate school governors for national honours has been created. Produced by...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Gender imbalance in top jobs spawns conference

An inaugural conference looking at boosting the number of women in leadership positions in education will be held in...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Will Lucy Powell be a great shadow education secretary?

It’s too soon to say and she got off to a slightly shaky start, but three speeches in and...

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Nicky Phillips
News

TeachFirst changes advertising after ‘nudge unit’ shows teachers prefer a challenge

Education charity Teach First has adapted its advertising techniques after a report discovered applicants were more likely to respond...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Links between College of Teaching and AstraZeneca ‘put to bed’

A major contributor to the proposed College of Teaching’s crowdfunding campaign has defended its £10,000 donation. In the week...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Annual report on special needs shelved amid ‘chaotic reforms’

Special needs campaigners say the government is trying to mask the impact of its “rushed” reforms for special educational...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Councils triple number of investigations into fraudulent school applications

Investigations into cheating parents treble The number of investigations into suspected school admission frauds has nearly trebled in the...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Nick Gibb: We are taking the teacher shortage seriously

Schools minister Nick Gibb has admitted there is an issue with teacher recruitment and retention which he says the...

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Nicky Phillips