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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Shrinking council support has prompted primary schools to band together and launch academy trusts, as experts warn local authorities are reaching a “tipping point”. A consultant who works on conversions…
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The Education Committee is set to investigate the driving factors behind chronic teacher shortages as part of a new inquiry launched April 2023. A new inquiry into teacher recruitment, training…
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The Education Committee has launched a new inquiry into teacher recruitment, training and retention in state-funded English schools. Inquiry: Teacher recruitment, training and retention Education Committee Schools face huge teacher…
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