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Labour calls on DfE to ‘guarantee’ free school meals support over Easter

Labour is calling on the government to provide free school meals vouchers or cash payments over the Easter holidays,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Attendance: 1 in 10 secondary pupils not in school in second week of reopening

More than one in ten secondary pupils were not in school yesterday, the day attendance for older pupils became...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government unable to back up promises on school mental health support

The government has pledged to accelerate the roll-out of mental health support teams (MHSTs) for schools – but was...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Gibb rejects call for 11-plus results to be linked to national pupil database

The schools minister has rejected calls to collect 11-plus data and link it to the national pupil database. His...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ditch ideology and ‘knowledge-rich mantras’ to fix education, union leader tells ministers

Ministers must ditch “ideology, politicking and knowledge-rich mantras” and acknowledge a “relatively small number of changes” are needed to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government asks Capita for cash back over cancelled SATs

The government is in talks over its £109 million contract with outsourcing firm Capita to manage primary school tests...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Inside the government’s plan to take tutoring mainstream

As ministers start the hunt for an organisation to run the National Tutoring Programme for its second year, Schools...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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‘Not every day has been brilliant’ – Williamson opens up about pandemic challenges

Gavin Williamson has opened up about the challenges he’s faced in the pandemic, admitting that “not every day has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School claimed furlough cash then gave £64k payout to head

A junior school that claimed nearly £100,000 of furlough cash because of the “dramatic and potentially catastrophic” financial impact...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger