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Worship in school assemblies is ‘inappropriate’, say half of Britons

Less than a third of people believe acts of worship like prayers are appropriate for school assemblies, prompting calls...

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DfE and ESFA accounts: £3m settled out of court, bigger bonuses and millions in debt written off

The annual accounts for both the Department for Education and the Education and Skills Funding Agency have been published...

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Council drops academy trust support despite turnaround – as conversion stalls

An academy trust that provided more than five years of improvement services to a failing maintained school while negotiations...

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Policy Exchange: New PM must support knowledge-based curriculum

The Policy Exchange think tank has called on the next prime minister to continue support for a knowledge-based curriculum,...

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Pearson: No plans to phase out print textbooks in UK (yet)

Education publisher Pearson has insisted there are currently “no specific plans” to phase out print textbooks in the UK,...

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Pippa Allen-Kinross

Most memorable school blogs of 2018-2019

We asked our six blog reviewers to tell us about their most memorable blogpost of the school year –...

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DfE: Schools may have to change lunch menus under no-deal Brexit

Schools are being urged to contact their food suppliers to make sure they are preparing for a no-deal Brexit...

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
Opinion

The negativity over MATs is damaging – trust leaders need to speak up

The academy sector is evolving, but it takes time to lead and build an entire system, writes Tiffany Beck....

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TIFFANY BECK
Opinion

What to do when an inspector calls

Leaders should keep a cool head and take practical steps to prepare for the phone call from Ofsted, writes...

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Ian Hartwright