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Ormiston scraps plans to axe caretaking and maintenance jobs

Ormiston Academies Trust has dropped plans to axe caretaking and maintenance jobs after a backlash from staff and unions....

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Revealed: Councils paid £700k to ‘unsafe’ illegal school

Local authorities have been urged to maintain a list of registered independent education providers after it emerged six councils...

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Purdah adds further delay to 5 late government consultations

Ministers are yet to respond to five consultations on new reforms as government shuts down for purdah, including one...

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Number of teachers banned for life has halved

The number of teachers banned from the profession for life without the right to appeal last year has almost...

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Tory candidate wants grammar school in Croydon despite ban

The Conservative candidate for Croydon South told voters in an election video he “wants to see” a grammar school...

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Relationships and sex education: 1 in 10 schools won’t consult parents

One in ten school leaders plan to ignore government demands to consult parents on developing new relationships and sex...

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DfE facing action over ‘wide ranging and serious’ data protection breaches

The Department for Education breached data protection rules over its controversial pupil nationality data collection and by sharing pupils’...

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Birmingham LA school downgraded from ‘outstanding’ for off-rolling

A Birmingham school has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ after Ofsted found it was off-rolling pupils. Holte School becomes the...

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Three-quarters of teachers stressed out, study finds

Almost three-quarters of school teachers say they are stressed out, while more than half considered leaving the sector because...

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