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Damian Hinds’ changes will create an accountability revolution

The education secretary’s first great act in his new job won’t grab the headlines, but the way he’s simplified...

Mark Lehain
Mark Lehain
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DfE launches money-saving estate management guide

A new guide has been released by the Department for Education to help schools manage their sites and keep...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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More than 1,000 learners that failed courses last year will now be told they passed

More than 1,000 learners that failed their courses last year are now being told they’ve passed. Under the previous...

Shane Mann
Shane Mann
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DfE property company considers onsite housing for teachers

The government-backed company tasked with buying sites for new schools is looking at providing housing for teachers in new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools could be fined if pupils are removed to home education

The government is consulting on whether schools should be fined if pupils are taken off their rolls to be educated...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ombudsman to look into DfE’s handling of information requests about school closure

The parliamentary ombudsman is to investigate the government’s handling of a school closure in Coventry. Clare McArthur, a campaigner...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Two charities to run breakfast clubs in 1,775 schools from the spring

Two charities, Family Action and Magic Breakfast, have been chosen to deliver breakfast clubs in around 1,775 schools from...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Teachers reduce hours and pay to manage workload

Teachers are being forced to go part-time in order to manage their workload, the Department for Education has admitted....

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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NAHT launches commission to investigate school accountability

The way schools are held to account will be investigated by a new independent commission that seeks to find...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross