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May
'There's no proof forced academisation is worth it,' Department for Education admits
The Department for Education’s top official has admitted that it is impossible to prove that forcing schools to become academies offers better value for taxpayers’
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May
Survey launched to gauge scale of peer-on-peer sexual abuse
A survey to establish the scale of online peer on peer sexual abuse among children of school age across Britain has been launched by the UK’s leading charity providing support
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May
Education Links w/c 14th May 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-tyneside-kids-could-face-14668454 – Chronicle Live, North Tyneside kids could face ‘significant detriment’ if
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May
Select Committee criticises Government's Mental Health Green Paper
A joint report published this week by Parliament’s Education and Heath Select Committees has heavily criticised the Government’s “unambitious” “Transforming
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May
Student numbers set to rise without extra funding, warns AoC
There is a risk that an expected rise in student numbers over the next decade will not be met with increases in funding, the Association of College’s deputy Chief Executive has
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May
MPs demand action to improve education in the north
The Parliamentary Education Committee wrote to Education Secretary Damian Hinds after a hearing last week with former chancellor George Osborne and other representatives of the
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