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13 June 2026

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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

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Outsourcing firm misses out as Teach First hangs on to contract

Documents show Serco was in the running for £89 million scheme to recruit high-achieving graduates

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

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Report finds ‘significant link’ between girls’ absence and life satisfaction

Life satisfaction 'was a stronger predictor of absence' for girls than boys, says NFER

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

1w | Attendance
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‘An inspection reduced me to tears. Ofsted’s response was inadequate’

Headteacher John Hayes describes January visit as 'the worst experience of my career'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

2w | Ofsted
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No reinspections despite new context measure, says Ofsted

Watchdog defies calls for revisits of settings that didn't benefit from 'similar schools' metric

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3w | Ofsted
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Ofsted admits ‘relationship’ between disadvantage and ‘achievement’ judgment

More deprived schools almost three times as likely to be graded 'needs attention' or 'urgent improvement'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3w | Ofsted
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Ofsted considers replacing glitchy evidence-gathering system

System used by inspectors dogged by problems which have seen evidence wiped

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3w | Ofsted
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Ofsted ‘confident’ schools can’t predict inspections using website downloads

But a firm insists the practice still works for its clients

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

14 May 2026 | Ofsted
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Secondary English curriculum ‘crowds out’ reading for pleasure

'Teach for the test' and a focus on phonics are taking the fun out of reading, say experts

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

14 May 2026 | Curriculum
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Ministers scrap physics and languages bursaries for foreign trainees

Experts warn this is 'not a time for scaling back' recruitment tactics, and criticise surprise mid-year change

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

11 May 2026 | Recruitment and retention
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NEU to formally ballot teachers on strike action

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson blasts move as 'massively premature'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

11 May 2026 | Schools