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Cameron announces 18 new free schools

02/09/2015 - 11:38

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced the opening of 18 new free schools, reaffirming his pledge to open 500 free schools by 2020.

DfE appoints first mental health champion

01/09/2015 - 12:23

The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed the first ever mental health champion for schools to help raise awareness of young people’s mental health.

90,000 primary students achieve maths and literacy skill target

01/09/2015 - 12:22

The latest Key Stage 2 results show substantial increases in the number of 11-year-olds securing maths and literary skills needed for secondary school compared to 2010.

Scottish councils to address teacher shortage

28/08/2015 - 09:05

Six councils in the north and north-east of Scotland are to hold a summit to tackle the increasing difficulties in recruiting and retaining teaching staff.

Durand Academy head teacher to retire

28/08/2015 - 08:49

Sir Greg Martin, the executive head teacher of an academy whose trust is under investigation from the Charity Commission for potential financial mismanagement, is to retire.

One per cent pay rise not guaranteed, teachers warned

27/08/2015 - 12:13

Teachers and other public sector workers have been warned that the one per cent pay rise promised to public sector staff is not guaranteed.

Oxfordshire Council invests £1.1 million to increase uptake of free school meals

27/08/2015 - 12:09

Oxfordshire County Council is investing £1.1 million to improve facilities and promote free school meals.

87 per cent of heads oppose compulsory EBacc, survey suggests

26/08/2015 - 13:15

87 per cent of school leaders do not support the introduction of the compulsory GCSEs needed to fulfil the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), according to a new survey from the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).

Schools should cover costs of GCSE re-takes to support FE colleges, says think tank

25/08/2015 - 12:13

The Policy Exchange has suggested that schools should be fined with a ‘resit levy’ for pupils that fail to pass GCSE maths and English, to cover the costs of subsequent resits at further education (FE) colleges.

NAO to launch investigation into teacher training

25/08/2015 - 12:11

The National Audit Office (NAO) has announced it will open an investigation into England’s teacher training system.

Church of England criticises ‘watered down’ religious education

24/08/2015 - 13:26

The Reverend Nigel Genders, chief education officer of the Church of England, has criticised changes to the GCSE system, arguing that they have led to religious education (RE) being ‘watered down’.

Academy chains and education sector charities could face ‘apprenticeship tax’

24/08/2015 - 13:24

Large academy chains, exam boards and other education sector charities could face an apprenticeship tax to support the creation of new apprenticeships.

How to sort the locker key crisis

It is a sad, but inescapable fact of school life, that students lose the key to their locker. Or “forget” to hand their key back at the end of the year.

Which means you will need replacement keys for some of the lockers in your school.

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Sports and Leisure

Absolute Performance goes from Strength to Strength with new management structure

Design and Build

TRILUX low-energy LED luminaires meet Cambridge's largest Passivhaus student residential building requirements

Procurement

CPC’s Utilities and Supplies Framework now recommended by DfE

Waste and Recycling