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Jan
Justine Greening presses Government to ensure sex education is taught in all schools
Former Education Secretary Justine Greening has pressed the Government to ensure that relationships and sex education (RSE) is taught in all schools. In her first comments to
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Jan
Thousands of teachers are on long-term stress leave, new figures reveal
New figures have revealed that thousands of teachers in England are on long-term stress leave, with numbers rising each year. The Liberal Democrats say the statistics indicate the
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Jan
Primary schools are being asked to trial lessons in identifying ‘fake news’
The battle against fake news is about to make its way into classrooms, as primary schools are sought for a pilot scheme to teach children how to critically analyse online
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Jan
DfE refuses to name financially troubled academies paying £150,000 salaries
The Department for Education is refusing to reveal which single-school academy trusts are paying leaders more than £150,000 despite having financial problems, because it does
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Jan
White children more likely to suffer mental health issues, study finds
A major study has found that white children are more likely to suffer mental health issues than their peers. The rise of marital breakdown has been blamed for the higher instance
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Jan
Botched computing test won’t count towards final GCSE grades, Ofqual confirms
Ofqual has confirmed that a 20-hour non-examined assessment in computer science will not count towards pupils’ final GCSE grades in 2018 or 2019 after tasks from the test were
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