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Coronavirus: Heads struggle to keep up with DfE guidance updates

School leaders have had to read almost 100 updates to government guidance during the coronavirus crisis – a quarter...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE’s SEND review must address ‘significant failings’, says Public Accounts Committee

The government’s review of provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities must result in “concrete action” to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Safeguarding fears over DfE’s list of online resources

The Department for Education has today released a list of free online resources to aid pupils’ learning as they...

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: Leadership unions say school closures ‘likely’ after DfE crunch talks

The general secretaries of England’s two school leadership unions have said it is “likely that a number of schools...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Reception baseline assessment: 8 key findings from the DfE’s pilot report

The Department for Education has published a report on its pilot of the new reception baseline assessment, which will...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE claims trial shows baseline IS accurate, and confirms September roll-out

The government has confirmed its new reception baseline assessment will be rolled out as planned this September, despite a...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Revealed: DfE in £3m bailout of government-approved ICT supplier

The Department for Education paid £3 million to stop a cash-strapped ICT supplier to schools collapsing after it entered...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Fair Access Protocols: Council pleas for DfE to intervene up nearly 50%

Pleas from councils for the education secretary to intervene over admission rows soared by nearly 50 per cent last...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Meet the team: Your guide to the new DfE ministerial line-up

The Department for Education’s new ministerial team is now complete. Boris Johnson has finished his reshuffle after becoming Conservative...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker