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Will Hazell
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5 big problems for Boris Johnson’s education ministers
School funding, teacher recruitment and relationships and sex education will all feature in ministers’ bulging in-trays
24 July 2019
DfE admits it will miss watered down EBacc target
Department on track to miss its own EBacc target by a wide margin, blaming below par uptake of languages
23 July 2019
Outspoken Ofqual chair to serve three more years
Roger Taylor to serve a further three-year term at Ofqual from January 2020
23 July 2019
London councils warn of £77m SEND funding shortfall
All but one of the councils in London were in deficit on their high-needs expenditure in 2017-18, research reveals
23 July 2019
Universities to look at post-qualification applications
Universities UK review will also look at contextual admissions and unconditional offers
22 July 2019
DfE urged to toughen up home education plans
Councils must be given powers to enter premises to check on a child’s schooling, Local Government Association says
17 July 2019