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Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: the 15 key policies
Dec 18, 2024 · The proposed children’s wellbeing and schools bill would give ministers a new legal power to intervene where academy trusts break rules, while flexi-schooled children would …
Schools face 'significant disruption' after Latin scheme axe
Dec 18, 2024 · Thousands of secondary pupils are facing “significant disruption” after the government scrapped its state school Latin programme mid-year as it seeks to plug a fiscal …
School support staff unions accept £1,290 pay deal
Oct 23, 2024 · Tim Roca, chair of the national employers, previously said that under the deal, the lowest-paid workers – currently earning £22,366 a year – would have seen their pay rise by …
Schools bill: All 39 policies (and when they'll start)
Dec 20, 2024 · Schools bill: All 39 proposed policies (and when they’ll start) A comprehensive list of EVERY policy in Labour's children's wellbeing and schools bill
Sweeping academies reform proposed in children's bill
Dec 17, 2024 · Children’s wellbeing bill to enact sweeping academies reform Draft law would let councils open schools again, end automatic academisation of failing settings and make …
Labour manifesto 2024: All the schools policies
Jun 13, 2024 · Labour has pledged in its manifesto to “modernise the school curriculum”, but wants to “build on” the success of “knowledge-rich syllabuses”. In what is likely to be seen as a …
Green challenges and opportunities for schools in 2025
Dec 19, 2024 · How schools can finally go green in 2025 Schools are required to have sustainability leads and plans in place by next year - but support is growing for impactful action
The 10 new attendance rules schools need to know about
Feb 29, 2024 · Ministers have published guidance on managing school attendance that will become mandatory from this September. It includes new absence fine rates, thresholds at …
Flexi-schooling: Is Ofsted right to fear its rise?
Dec 13, 2024 · Is Ofsted right to fear the rise of flexi-schooling? ‘A switched-on parent can do more in 40 minutes of one-to-one than a class’