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Unfilled primary places soar as falling rolls crisis spreads

4 July 2024

The number of areas with more than one in five spare primary school places is set to treble next year as the falling rolls crisis spreads. Last year, 11 councils…

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NGA: Growing good governance

22 June 2024

The National Governance Association (NGA) has published a report that captures the state of governance practice in England. The report draws upon the analysis of external reviews of governance (ERG) reports from…

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Q&A with Ofsted: Small schools and the inspection framework

19 June 2024

In this open webinar, chaired by Aimée Tinkler (Vice President, Chartered College of Teaching),  we talk to Mike Sheridan and Lee Owston from Ofsted on the underlying drivers of the…

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Changes to leasing agreements for schools

10 April 2024

A new international financial reporting standard (IFRS 16 leases) has been introduced. The impact of the IFRS 16 leases on maintained and academy schools is set out below. Maintained schools…

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Toolkit to support Safer Recruitment

25 March 2024

The Better Hiring Institute has created a toolkit for schools to support their recruitment processes. The toolkit was produced in collaboration with Reed, Jobs Aware, the DBS and the Safer…

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Plug pulled on governor recruitment scheme

23 March 2024

Government has pulled the plug on a governor recruitment scheme – despite record-high vacancies – in a move branded “nothing short of a disgrace”. The National Governance Association said ditching…

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New governance guides replace the Governance Handbook

11 March 2024

The Department for Education (DfE) has published 2 new governance guides, to replace the Governance Handbook: Maintained Schools Governance Guide Academy Trust Governance Guide There are no new requirements for governors or trustees.…

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Wraparound childcare guidance for schools

21 February 2024

The Department for Education (DfE) has produced guidance to help schools offer new or expanded wraparound childcare, with support from the national wraparound childcare programme. This non-statutory guidance explains the role…

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DfE announce 5% rise for teachers’ pension scheme employer rate

14 November 2023

The Department for Education has announced that the teachers' pension scheme employer rate will rise by 5% from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027. This takes the contribution from…

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Engaging your local community

28 September 2023

Engaging with the local community is vital for your school, to boost admissions. If your school is regularly sharing positive news stories, this can put your school firmly in the…

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Statistics: Permanent exclusions and suspensions 2021/22

30 August 2023

Headline facts and figures 2021/22 There were 6,495 permanent exclusions in the 2021/22 academic year. This figure is an increase from 3,900 in 2020/21, however this included a period in…

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Looking at teacher recruitment and retention in a new light

6 July 2023

Making teaching an attractive career matters, most obviously to schools and their immediate communities, but also to those preparing the next generation of teachers, to researchers trying to throw light…

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