Covid

DfE forks out £5m for Covid inquiry lawyers

The department has contracted a global legal firm based in Manchester for five years

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Schools Week Reporter
Schools

DfE looking for £100k school reforms policy adviser 

Candidates need 'strong understanding' of school sector

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Schools Week Reporter
Academies

United Learning’s chief operating officer leaves for private school association

Dominic Norrish was 'integral' to trust's success, United say

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Zahawi accuses exam board of ‘cultural vandalism’

Education secretary steps in after OCR replaces work of Larkin and Owen with more diverse poems

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Scaled scores for 2022 key stage 1 SATs announced

The number of marks pupils needed in their key stage 1 tests to achieve the government’s “expected” score has...

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Schools Week Reporter
Politics, Schools

Schools bill: The 15 new laws proposed

DfE outlines new powers to intervene in academy trusts and allow councils to force conversion of their schools

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Schools Week Reporter
News

The 32.5 hour school week: what you need to know

New guidance shows the time will include breaks, won't apply to special schools and must be published online

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Schools Week Reporter
Schools

‘Opportunity for all’ schools white paper: All the policies

Nadhim Zahawi sets out his vision to 'introduce and implement standards that will improve children’s education'

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Schools Week Reporter
News

Chancellor snubs schools as 500,000 children ‘fall into poverty’

Union leader warns school funding snub in spring statement heralds 'return of austerity'

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Schools Week Reporter