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Jun
Bookings for the Summit 2018 are now open!
This year we are delighted to announce that we’ll be joined by HM Chief Inspector of Education, Amanda Spielman. Amanda Spielman, former chair of Ofqual, has been Ofsted
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Jun
Heads should ban mobile phones from schools to protect children “in the digital age” says culture secretary
The culture secretary has called on more schools to ban mobile phones. Matt Hancock said he admired those headteachers who did not allow their use during the school day and
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Jun
Ofsted will quiz pupils and lunch staff on behaviour says Amanda Spielman
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has spoken at the Wellington Festival of Education on ‘intelligent’ and responsible inspections, curriculum research
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Jun
North East councils top-slice school budgets to make up for loss of ESG
Three North East local authorities were among 61 councils who top-sliced school budgets to make up for the loss of the education services grant (ESG). The information was revealed
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Jun
DfE publishes 2016/17 absence statistics
The overall absence rate in England has increased from 4.6 per cent in 2015/16 to 4.7 per cent in 2016/17. The authorised absence rate stayed the same at 3.4 per cent and the
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Jun
Early years teachers should make sure children have eye tests says Sutton Trust
Nursery school teachers should make sure that children have eye tests as one in ten could be suffering from undiagnosed conditions, the Sutton Trust has said. Three- and
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