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Oct
Department for Education school funding claims face investigation
The UK’s statistics watchdog is to investigate Department for Education claims over school spending. It follows BBC News reports which showed that figures quoted by
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Oct
Education Links w/c 1st October 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/ofsted-results-newcastle-northumberland-gateshead-13267405 – Chronicle Live, Ofsted results for North East schools: How
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Sep
Schools hit with rising pension costs
Schools have been told that they must increase contributions to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme by 43% from next year. Following a government review into public sector pension
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Sep
Labour Party conference education round-up
This week the Labour Party convened in Liverpool for its annual conference. Here we look at the big education policy announcements from Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner on
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Sep
Jeremy Corbyn to extend Labour's free childcare offer beyond 30 hours-a-week
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to extend his party’s free childcare offer beyond 30 hours for low-income families. The Labour leader is already promising 30 free hours for all two,
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Sep
Call to ban Trustees guilty of MAT mismanagement
Trustees who are found responsible for mismanagement in multi-academy trusts should be banned from working again in the sector, according to the head of a network of academies.
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