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16 May 2026

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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

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Cuts to Prevent staff considered by Kent as funding reduced

Reform-run Kent council tells schools it may lose their Prevent education officer posts

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

27 Mar 2026 | Schools
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Third of parents say they take children on term-time holidays

New Public First report also reveals regional divides in attitudes to absence and behaviour

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

26 Mar 2026 | Schools
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Not Tata yet – pension scheme handover delayed again

IT giant now due to take on the contract from Capita this October - a year later than planned

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

20 Mar 2026 | Pay and conditions
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NEU: Teachers’ shift to Greens a ‘wake-up call’ to Labour

Daniel Kebede also warns Reform UK would 'make education a real hostile place for children who are LGBT, ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

20 Mar 2026 | Politics
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Fury as Ofsted digs in on ‘low expectations’ barb

Oliver told the ASCL conference on Friday he would 'never acquiesce to the quiet curse of low expectations'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

20 Mar 2026 | Ofsted
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Nottingham professors to lead university teacher trainers’ body

UCET chair Stefanie Sullivan, and fellow Nottingham University professor Jo McIntyre will jointly take over role

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

17 Mar 2026 | Movers and Shakers
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Three-year 6.5% teacher pay rise won’t be enough, warns NFER

Annual report paints 'happier' picture of sector but warns 'this is not the time for complacency'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

19 Mar 2026 | Pay and conditions
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DfE’s £15m boost for marketing a ‘slap in face’ for families

Government criticised for 'self-promotion' after revealing £50m spend

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

17 Mar 2026 | Politics
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Complaints to Ofsted rise as parents urged to approach schools first

Complaints to watchdog rise by 5 per cent as watchdog says some parents are bypassing internal processes

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

17 Mar 2026 | Ofsted
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English hubs support programme expanded to secondaries

English hubs to be rolled out to secondaries in September following 'successful' pilot

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

17 Mar 2026 | Schools