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£17m school mental health support boost: what you need to know

The Department for Education has set out how it will spend over £17 million for mental health initiatives in...

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Samantha Booth
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Ofsted to review framework’s impact on staff wellbeing, new charter pledges

Ofsted will review the impact its inspection framework has on staff wellbeing and the government has promised not to...

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Samantha Booth
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Tell us why pupils’ exam grades will be withheld, heads tell Ofqual

Headteachers are demanding Ofqual come clean over why pupils might have exam grades “withheld” this summer. Ofqual’s chair and...

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Timpson two years on: Exclusions review chair wants action

The author of a landmark exclusions review has secured a crunch meeting with ministers to kick them into action...

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Samantha Booth
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Berridge happy for en-masse conversions in faith schools academies plan

Baroness Berridge said she would not rule out the rapid growth of religious trusts, after announcing over £2 million...

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Grades can be ‘withheld’ if schools and exam boards don’t agree, Ofqual chair warns

GCSE and A-level results may be withheld or delayed if the school and exam board cannot agree on grades,...

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Trust in GCSEs plummets after exams fiasco, Ofqual survey reveals

Trust in GCSEs plummeted after last summer’s exam fiasco, an Ofqual commissioned survey has found. Just 27 per cent...

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Samantha Booth
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CPD entitlement would boost attainment by two-thirds of a grade, study claims

Giving teachers a formal entitlement to 35 hours of CPD training would boost pupil attainment by two-thirds of a...

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Ofqual boss: Submitting grade check samples ‘should not take too long’

Submitting pupil work so exam boards can check teacher assessed grades “should not take too long” and will ensure...

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Samantha Booth