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Sep
Head Teachers will now have more power to discipline staff
Recently updated schools guidance will make it easier for Head Teachers to discipline staff for “inappropriate” behaviour outside the school context. The Department for
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Sep
Teacher Pay Grant methodology released
The Department for Education (DfE) has released the methodology for the ‘Teacher Pay Grant’, designed to help schools cover the pay rise announced in July. Use our
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Sep
Education Links w/c 17th September 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/blyth-academy-bosses-claim-school-15165114 Blyth Academy bosses claim the school is getting better – here’s what
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Sep
Teach religion and worldviews instead of RE, say experts
The subject should include non-religious worldviews as well as major faiths, says the Commission on Religious Education final report. It follows research suggesting at least a
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Sep
£20m grammar school transport scheme quietly shelved
The government has confirmed that they are scrapping a £20 million scheme to provide free transport to grammar schools. Schools Minister Nick Gibb has confirmed in a written
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Sep
Becky Allen: Pupil Premium Blog
In the first and second of a three part series, Becky Allen, the Director of the Centre for Education Improvement Science at UCL, argues that Pupil Premium isn’t working for
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