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Back in July, the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) announced plans to establish an elected policy advisory group, designed to broaden the involvement of...
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Unions have called on the government to urgently invest in restoring school buildings – as a “damning” new report revealed a £13.8bn backlog in...
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The government will amend its own schools bill to make clear that academies only have to adhere to a teacher pay ‘floor’, the schools...
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Sector experts are appearing before MPs today to give their thoughts on the schools bill. Freddie Whittaker is reporting live from the public committee...
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Pupil wellbeing should be inspected as a category in Ofsted’s new report cards to provide parents with more nuanced information, a think tank has...
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The Department for Education will end its grant scheme for schools choosing to become an academy at the end of this year and has...
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A body representing private schools is launching legal action against the government’s decision to levy VAT on their fees. Julie Robinson, chief executive of...
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Before Wednesday’s budget, schools had been making financial plans mostly in the dark for 2025-26 and beyond. That is because there were no departmental...
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The government expects most of the £1 billion extra high needs funding for next year announced at today’s budget to plug councils’ SEND deficits....
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The core schools budget will increase by £2.3 billion next year to “support” the government’s pledge to hire thousands more teachers. The chancellor Rachel...
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The government has withdrawn funding for “a number of projects” granted school maintenance cash through its condition improvement fund, after identifying “serious irregularities” in...
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Geoff Barton ran the Association of School and College Leaders from 2017 to 2024. Paul Whiteman has run the National Association of Head Teachers...
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The 11 MPs who will sit on the new education committee have been confirmed. The parliamentary committee consists of seven Labour MPs, two Conservatives...
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Roofs supported by poles, children learning in draughty portable cabins, food being served in corridors and playgrounds cordoned off. These are just some of...
