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Councils dawdle on surveying collapse risk building material

At least 41 schools across 15 local authorities have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

Tom Belger
Jessica Hill and Tom Belger
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Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll

Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
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Falling primary numbers force council to consider mergers

Lambeth predicts it needs to reduce capacity by 575 to combat a 'significant strain' on its primary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Arise, Sir Ian: Knighthood for MAT boss and DfE adviser Bauckham

EEF boss Professor Becky Francis, ex-national schools commissioner Dominic Herrington and MAT leader Rob Tarn also recognised

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Sir Gav’s £17k golden goodbye, and 6 other things we learned from the DfE’s accounts

Bumper payouts for sacked ministers, staff retention issues and fears over SEND performance all revealed in annual accounts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
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Pupils at Barn Croft Primary School have so far raised more than £26,000 with a Christmas single in an effort to mitigate energy cuts and budget pressures

School aims to cut energy costs with Christmas single

A song recorded by pupils at Barn Croft Primary School in east London has already raised £26,000 towards solar...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Risk of school buildings collapsing now ‘very likely’, DfE says

Government escalates dealing with school classroom safety to cross-government board after a rise in reported 'serious structural issues'

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools
Five single-academy trusts have launched the West Kent Single Academy Trust Alliance to ward off the erosion of each school’s “individuality” as the government continues its push towards MATs.

Brexit leaves thousands fewer overseas teachers despite hiring plan

Reforms to get more overseas teachers working in English schools would fill only a sixth of the shortfall in...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools
Secondary schools should teach pupils about contemporary antisemitism, as well as the Holocaust, the government's independent adviser on anti-Jewish hatred has warned.

Teach pupils about modern antisemitism, warns Lord Mann

The government's independent adviser on antisemitism has said Holocaust education itself is 'not enough' to combat anti-Jewish hatred

Amy Walker
Amy Walker