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One in five schools shun May’s mental health scheme

One in five secondary schools did not take part in a flagship government-funded scheme to train staff as mental...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ministers still relying on ‘misleading’ record funding claims

Senior government ministers, including the prime minister, keep peddling the “misleading” line that “more money than ever before” is...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
Opinion

Will the Conservatives really remove the faith school 50% cap?

With no mention in the Queen’s speech, and its chief architect Nick Timothy no longer in post, the Government’s...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Less rhetoric, more funding for schools, please

The Conservative manifesto talks about governing from the mainstream, but its education policies hardly match the rhetoric, claims Kiran...

Kiran Gill
Kiran Gill
News

Snap General Election 2017: 5 key things schools need to know

Theresa May has called a snap election on June 8th this year,  stating it was required to “guarantee certainty...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Heads say ‘no’ to Theresa May’s grammar ‘conversion’ consultation

Two schools on prime minister Theresa May’s doorstep will shun any opportunity to convert to grammars, claiming it would...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Mental health first aid ‘inadequate’ in face of referral delays

The government will train a member of staff in every secondary school to identify mental health problems in pupils,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Investigation: Who should we believe on data?

After months of covering stories on new rules requiring schools to collect information on pupils’ nationality and limits on...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Did Theresa May mislead parliament on grammars?

Prime minister Theresa May has been accused of misleading MPs by “over-spinning” an independent research report that she claimed...

John Dickens
John Dickens