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ASCL conference: Trojan Horse inspections have been “very difficult” for Ofsted

An Ofsted chief has said inspecting British values has made life “very hard” for the education watchdog. But Sean...

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Sophie Scott
News

College of Teaching receives promise of government “cash injection” – but amount is unknown

Nicky Morgan and David Laws have announced the creation of a College of Teaching and confirmed there will be...

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Sophie Scott
News

ASCL conference: Tristam Hunt wants best international education innovators to run UK schools

  Shadow education secretary Tristam Hunt told school and college leaders today he wants innovators from across the globe...

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Sophie Scott
News

Professional development expert panel members revealed by DfE

The names of the ten people to sit on the “expert panel” for professional development have been announced. Sean...

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Sophie Scott
News

Education must not be “sacrificed on altar of deficit”, union chief will today warn

Austerity measures putting a squeeze on school budgets must not result in children’s education being sacrificed, the president of...

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Sophie Scott
News

Exam board chief: Time to consider allowing mobile phones and laptops in exams

Assessment should be “liberated from the straitjacket of pen and paper” with pupils allowed to use smart phones and...

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Sophie Scott
Politics

Teach First and Barclays to bring 530 STEM teachers to schools

More than 500 science and maths teachers are to be brought into classrooms as part of a linkup between...

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In Short

Total eclipse of the sun: Guidance for schools (with thanks to Jaffa Cakes)

Tomorrow morning there will be a total eclipse of the sun. In the UK, we will get a partial...

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News

Experience of Priority Schools Building Programme “really has been painful” says London head

An evidence session of the education select committee into the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) heard claims from a...

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