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GCSE reforms led to more mock exams, report warns

Reforms to GCSEs intended to cut the amount of time pupils spend in exams have actually led to an...

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Council battles academy trust over £4 million unpaid bill

A cash-strapped council is trying to sue an academy trust for more than £4 million over alleged unpaid services....

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Delta DID ‘flatten the grass’, emails show

Emails seen by Schools Week reveal senior leaders at an academy trust arranged and encouraged support for a controversial...

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DfE policy adviser leaves trust amid finance investigation

A chief executive and operations manager at an academy trust have left their posts amid an internal investigation over...

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Two-fifths of headteachers axe school trips to save money

Two-fifths of headteachers say they have had to cut back on school trips in an effort to save money....

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Four-fifths of teachers say pupils’ mental health is getting worse

Teachers have warned of a growing “crisis” in pupil mental health, with over 80 per cent saying the problems...

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NEU warns of £1.2 billion SEND funding shortfall

England faces a £1.2 billion shortfall in special needs funding, the National Education Union has warned, as its members...

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Treasury claws back £300m in unspent funding from the DfE

The Treasury has clawed back more than £300 million in funding from the Department for Education’s budget after money...

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Hundreds of prospective teachers failed QTS skills test because of marking ‘error’

An error in a mark scheme for a skills test would-be teachers must pass before training has led to...

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Pippa Allen-Kinross