09
Feb
Zero-tolerance behaviour policies exclude more vulnerable children, MPs told
Increases in exclusions are being driven by “shaming” school behaviour policies backed by the Department for Education, experts have warned MPs. Jane Pickthall, chair of the
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Feb
Heads want pay code after £500,000 academy boss
Head teachers say the pay levels of all school staff in England, including academy bosses, should be in a fairer framework to stop “fat cat” pay gaps. The chief
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Feb
Councils call for compulsory mental health counselling in all secondary schools
Every secondary school in the country should receive funding to provide compulsory independent mental health counselling to pupils, the body representing local authorities has
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Feb
National school funding formula threatened as councils demand changes
Local authorities have lodged more than 200 appeals with the Department for Education for permission to move away from the national school funding formula next year. In at least
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Feb
Northern education leaders hit back at Wilshaw claim of ‘miserable’ standards
Northern education leaders have hit back at claims by Sir Michael Wilshaw that academisation has failed to improve “miserable” standards in the region. The former
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Feb
Nick Gibb: Extra exams would cut risk to pupils’ mental health
Nick Gibb has said that the way to ensure that exam pressure does not take a toll on pupils’ mental health is to give them more exams. But teachers have taken to Twitter to
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