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The induction period for early career teachers is changing this summer, as early career framework (ECF) reforms become active from the start of the new academic year. Ultimately, the move should me

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School Covid ‘bubbles’ in English schools will cease from the end of the summer term, education secretary Gavin Williamson has announced. Other measures to combat the pandemic will also be reduced,

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Government ministers want more schools to be part of multi-academy trusts and are “actively looking” at ways of making it happen, according to education secretary Gavin Williamson. Speaking

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The Department for Education is looking to designate eight flexible working ambassador schools (FWAS) to boost retention within the education sector. Set to run from April 2021 to December

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Boris Johnson has said he wants to explore the possibilities of one-to-one teaching for pupils at the high and low ends of the learning spectrum. The prime minister expressed a desire to ex

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Ministers are to tune up music plans to provide more opportunities for pupils from all backgrounds, schools minister Nick Gibb has announced. The Department for Education is to ask educatio

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Education secretary Gavin Williamson has asked the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) for advice on potential changes to teacher progression pay points. The move comes after ministers pled

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Education technology could support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by making them more independent, children and families minister Nadhim Zahawi has claimed.

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Education secretary Damian Hinds has launched an Activity Passport for schools in a bid to inspire children and boost resilience. Designed to encourage pupils to pursue new interests, the pa

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Pioneering approaches for measuring the attainment of school children with complex disabilities will replace P-scales from 2020, the government has revealed. An ‘aspects of engagement’ appro

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New research into supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities is in the pipeline, Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed. She made the announcement during Prime Mini

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Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has moved to assure school leaders that the new inspection framework will cut teacher workloads. She conceded that the current inspection regime needs