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New free schools planned despite funding crisis

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By: Stuart O'Brien

12th April 2017

The Department of Education has signed off the creation of 131 new Free Schools in England, while 20 local authorities have been given permission to open special needs schools using the same…

1 in 3 school governing bodies need volunteers with solid legal skills

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By: Stuart O'Brien

20th March 2017

Legal knowledge is the main area of expertise missing from school governing bodies with one in three searching for more skills in this area, according to a new survey by…

Prep for SATs exams damaging children’s mental health…

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By: Jack Wynn

28th June 2016

According to a new survey from the National Union of Teachers (NUT), 90 per cent of the 6,500 primary teachers and head teachers surveyed across the UK have stated that the intense preparation…