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LGBT protests school ‘profoundly let down’ by policymakers, says ex-DfE adviser

The school at the centre of a row over its LGBT relationships teaching has been “profoundly let down by policymakers”, a former senior adviser to the government and Ofsted has said. Luke Tryl, who served as a special adviser at the Department for Education between 2014 and 2016 and as Ofsted’s director of corporate strategy […]

Dwindling roll forces inner London primary to close

An inner London primary school is being forced to close because of a lack of pupils, prompting warnings that schools are suffering as families are driven out of the capital. The London borough of Camden and the Roman Catholic diocese of Westminster have confirmed plans to shut St Aloysius Catholic Primary after 40 per cent […]

Free sanitary products scheme may need more cash, admits DfE

The Department for Education doesn’t have enough money to pay for free sanitary products for every eligible pupil in the country, despite a pledge to “fully fund” the initiative. Tender documents published by the Department for Education (DfE) show the government is prepared to spend between £10 and £20 million on the scheme from this […]

Spielman: ‘We’re the arbiter of quality, whether you like it or not’

Ofsted’s grading system is “proven” and works, the chief inspector of schools has insisted, defying leaders’ demands for a shake-up. Amanda Spielman told the Wellington College Festival of Education today that Ofsted remains “the arbiter of quality in state education”, despite being “rarely loved”, and pointed to parents’ knowledge of the inspectorate’s brand as proof […]

Gove: Give premier league clubs ‘responsibility’ to support free schools

Michael Gove has pledged to give Premier League football clubs a “responsibility” to support free schools if he become prime minister – despite closing a scheme for clubs to support pupils when he was education secretary. The Evening Standard has reported the leadership contender and former education secretary intends to “draw on his past work persuading […]

Teacher workload has increased, and 8 other findings from TALIS 2018

A major international survey has revealed the views of thousands of teachers in England and across the world. The OECD has published the results of its latest teaching and learning international survey (TALIS). The organisation spoke to 4,000 teachers and leaders in 200 schools, who were all randomly selected for the study. We’ve pulled out […]

Edexcel further maths A-level paper replaced amid cheating concerns

An A-level paper due to be sat by thousands of pupils this Thursday is to be replaced amid concerns over cheating, the exam board Edexcel has said. An investigation by Pearson, Edexcel’s parent company, has found that a packet containing copies of its further maths A-level paper was opened at a school. The breach was […]

Want to reverse cuts and protect school budgets? That’ll be £4.9bn please

It would cost almost £5 billion to reverse funding cuts experienced by schools since 2009 and protect their budgets until 2023, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said, following a series of funding pledges by Tory leadership contenders. New analysis shows schools need an extra £3.8 billion a year to bring them up to the […]

Social mobility will remain a priority for the next prime minister, insists Hinds

The government will continue to prioritise social mobility no matter who takes over as prime minister, the education secretary has said. Damian Hinds said today it was a “good thing” that school funding and other education issues had been so prominent in the leadership campaign, adding that he expects his successor to continue to focus […]