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Nine-day fortnight proves a big hit with Dixons staff

One term in, Schools Week visited Dixons Fazakerley Academy, in Liverpool, to see how it’s going...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
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School trials free creche for teachers in latest flexibility push

Charles Dickens provides free breakfast and after-school club provision for the children of staff and a discounted on-site nursey

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
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Could ‘teacher in residence’ secondments help attract ‘gen Z’?

Study finds those entering the workforce today don't want 'linear' careers and crave a good work-life balance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trusts target sixth formers in recruitment drive

Schools turn to homegrown talent in the face of severe teacher shortages and difficulties spending apprenticeship levy funding

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
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Academy trusts: From growing pains to gains

As more leaders consider growth, what do we know about how to do this well?

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
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Can the new teaching apprenticeship solve recruitment woes?

New route for those without an existing degree will be introduced next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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How schools with the poorest intakes boosted progress

Heads explain how they improved behaviour, changed leadership and reached outside of the school gates to boost results

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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School funding: Can a ‘magic formula’ cut spend but not standards?

Integrated curriculum financial planning has been around for years, but the government has increasingly seized on its benefits

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The knock on the door: A simple solution to poor attendance?

We visited a school where staff did 4,000 home visits in one year to support pupils

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth