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Safeguarding
Social media behind ‘surge’ in knife violence, NASUWT warns
NASUWT has warned that social media is fuelling a “surge” in youth violence, including knife crime, and that teachers are…
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Teaching
Cognita appoints chief people officer
Cognita has announced it has appointed Emily Lofting-Kisakye as group chief people officer (CPO), effective 1 September. Lofting-Kisakye was previously…
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Schools
Energy drink ban for under-16s welcomed by NASUWT
NASUWT has welcomed the government’s new law that the sale of energy drinks could be banned for under-16s. It comes…
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Schools
Delta Academies Trust appoints CEO as six new academies join
Andy Barnett has been appointed the new CEO of Delta Academies Trust, as the group also announced the addition of…
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Teaching
ASCL calls for remote working solutions to tackle recruitment struggles
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has called on the government to enable more flexible working practices in…
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Funding
Free childcare expansion could lead to higher nursery costs, study warns
The government’s plan to expand free childcare could leave some parents paying higher nursery fees, a new study has found. …
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Schools
Parents must ‘do more’ to tackle pupils’ bad behaviour, says DfE
The education secretary has told parents and caregivers that they must “do more” to help schools tackle bad behaviour and…
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Policy
Ellen Thinnesen OBE appointed further education commissioner
Ellen Thinnesen OBE, the chief executive of Education Partnership North East, has been appointed as the next further education commissioner.…
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Teaching
Proposals to criminalise NI teachers a ‘slap in the face’, says NASUWT
NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union has called Northern Ireland’s Department of Education’s proposals to strengthen inspection legislation in a move…
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Higher
University of Liverpool relaxes hybrid working plans after strike action
The University and College Union (UCU) has welcomed the University of Liverpool’s decision to cancel plans to force staff onto…
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