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Schools to receive all tutoring funding directly as Randstad loses contract

Critics of the company’s handling of the national tutoring programme have welcomed the move.

The Independent UK

Education union criticises ‘badly flawed’ evidence behind academy drive

National Education Union found ‘no compelling reason’ for all schools in England to join academy trusts

The Guardian - UK

Influential Pen Green children’s centre faces closure due to council cuts

Model for integrated early-years care that inspired Sure Start programme to lose ‘75% of our funding’

The Guardian - UK

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Nottingham head says school week extension 'could lead to disruption'

The school week will be extended to 32.5 hours across the board

Nottingham Post

Schools told the learning week must become at least 32.5 hours long in England

This could mean a school day from 8.45am to 3.15pm for example

Wales Online

Councils allowed to set up academy trusts in shake-up of schools system

White paper could pave way for independent regulator, while ‘parent pledge’ dismissed as gimmick

The Guardian - UK

Teacher pay rise won’t keep pace with soaring inflation, says Nadhim Zahawi

Public sector must accept ‘restraint’, says education secretary – despite ‘mass exodus’ warning

The Independent UK

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Ministers to make school week minimum of 32.5 hours

Union says levelling-up plan ‘ a classic example of government trying to hit a target but missing the point’

The Independent UK

Length of school week to change to 32.5 hours in Government white paper proposal

There are some 'discrepencies' in the length of school weeks, according to the Department of Education

Chronicle Live

House of Lords marks first live use of sign language interpretation

Peers also heard the Government has started drawing up plans for a GCSE in the language, with more likely to be revealed later this year.

The Independent UK

Heads say using SATs as part of Ofsted judgment on curriculum makes ‘no sense’

Most parents do not feel SATs are a good way for the Government to hold schools to account, according to a survey.

The Independent UK

MPs accuse DfE of failing to control academy leaders’ excessive salaries

Committee highlights a lack of transparency surrounding academy finances in its report on the sector

The Guardian - UK

Pandemic led to 270 million missed school days – prompting fears over exams

Headteachers say the figure reveals the disruption youngsters taking exams have faced during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Covid absences in schools in England triple in two weeks

Data shows 202,000 pupils off sick on 17 March, raising fears of disruption before summer exams

The Guardian - UK

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Manchester Evening News

Controversial plans to build school on beloved park scrapped

Bolton Council are now in discussions with the Department for Education to consider how to meet demand for school places

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi to overhaul Covid catchup tutoring after criticism of provider

Education secretary says money will shift to English schools following complaints Randstad had missed targets

The Guardian - UK

Senior teachers will endure long pay freeze under DfE plans, study finds

Pay rise for new teachers will come at expense of much lower increases for those with experience

The Guardian - UK

National tutoring scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Consultancy firm Randstad’s contract ‘must end’ unless it delivers learning missed during Covid

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The Guardian - UK

DfE calls for boost to starting teachers’ salaries in England

Unions ask review body to recommend all teaching staff receive same government-funded increase

The Guardian - UK

Schools suffering budget-driven cuts in staffing and curriculum

Spending watchdog reports that financial pressures are disproportionately affecting local authority-run schools

Chronicle Live

Pupils who fail GCSE English and maths 'may be blocked' from student loans under Government plans

The Department for Education says the measures are being considered to prevent pupils from being 'pushed into higher education before they are ready'

Wales Online

Pupils who fail GCSE England and maths could have student loans blocked

The proposals would see the introduction of both student number controls and minimum entry requirements for some university applicant

Daily Mirror

Pupils who fail Maths and English GCSEs 'won't get student loans' under new plans

The Department for Education (DfE) said the measures are being considered in order to prevent pupils from being "pushed into higher education before they are ready"

The Independent UK

Pupils who fail GCSE English and maths ‘may be blocked’ from student loans

The proposals, which are set to be published later this week before being put to consultation, would see the introduction of student number controls.

The Guardian - UK

Guidance on political impartiality in English classrooms ‘confusing’ say teachers’ unions

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi warns against promoting contested theories as fact

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