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Dec
Report examines academy chain performance with disadvantaged pupils
The Sutton Trust has published its fifth and final Chain Effects report, examining the impact of sponsored academy chains on disadvantaged pupils. The analysis includes
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Dec
Ministers announce first areas to receive school mental health support
The Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced the first 25 areas to receive help from the new mental health support teams,
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Dec
Long-term decline in number of teachers entering Parliament
House of Commons Library statistics have shown a significant drop in the number of former teachers elected as MPs over the last 20 years. At the 1997 election 20% of MPs were
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Dec
Enough Of Not Enough
This week’s Talking Head comes from Andy Ramanandi, Head Teacher at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Blaydon. Andy’s blog post follows on from his Talking
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Dec
Education News in the Autumn Term: A Round Up
As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at the main headlines we’ve reported on since September: BRIGHT TRIBE ACCUSED OF MISUSING GOVERNMENT FUNDS A recent
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Dec
DfE announces High Needs funding boost
The Secretary of State has announced an additional £250 million to local authorities for High Needs Funding in England over the next two years, saying that the additional
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