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Feb
Government responds to Gateshead Heads' petition on funding
The Government has responded to the funding petition launched in the Autumn Term by the Gateshead Heads’ Forum. The campaign, which was spearheaded by Andrew Ramanandi, Head
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Feb
Home Office delayed free school meals eligibility checks
The Home Office prioritised checks on pupils’ immigration status over helping schools to identify migrant children in need of free school meals, an independent review has found.
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Feb
Education Links w/c 4th February 2019
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/blyth-primary-school-given-green-15788677 – Chronicle Live, Blyth Primary School given green light for an extension due
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Feb
Ethical Leadership Commission final report published
A new set of principles to support school leaders, governors and trustees in navigating “the educational moral maze” has been set out in the Ethical Leadership Commission’s
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Feb
North East academy leaders welcome new inspection framework
Ofsted’s draft 2019 Inspection Framework is strongly welcomed by North East academy leaders, according to polling conducted by Schools North East. Over 220 delegates attended
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Feb
Heads can report Ofsted inspectors on new workload hotline
Ofsted is to launch a new hotline for Head Teachers to report inspectors who unnecessarily add to their school’s workload. The new service will allow schools to flag up if and
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