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New guidance on little-known DfE capital funding budget
The government has provided information about acquiring funding through its Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget
SSICB: Essential details on little-known DfE capital funding budget
Early years recruitment not boosted by DfE payments
A government pilot scheme offering £1,000 payments to attract early years staff resulted in fewer applicants than expected, a review shows
Teacher recruitment
Multi-year pay recommendation: all you need to know
The government has proposed that teachers get a 6.5 per cent pay award over the next three years. ÌÇÐÄVlog sets out all the key information about the DfE’s provisional offer
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What Japan can tell us about teacher workforce planning
Japan’s ‘rigorous initial teacher education’ and its ‘structured approach to professional learning’ left an impression on the president of Scotland’s national body for education directors
What Japan can tell us about teacher workforce planning
Are literacy challenges putting students off history?
The history curriculum is not equally accessible to all students, says Evelyn Waite – and that matters now more than ever
History book
DfE urged to probe ‘persistent disruptive behaviour’ exclusions
Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague ‘catch-all’ category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders
The DfE are being urged to look at use of persistent disruptive behaviour exclusions.
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SEND: Home-to-school transport overspend hits £415m
NAO calls on government to tackle ‘unsustainable’ costs as almost half of local authorities report annual overspends of 20 per cent or more on getting pupils to school
SEND: Home-to-school transport overspend hits £415m