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Ministers 'posing danger' to school leaders lives by refusing Ofsted reforms
The National Association of Head Teachers passed an emergency motion condemning the government for refusing to scrap single-word judgements from Ofsted inspections
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Headteachers left with 'far harder job' running schools due to Tory failings
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak will accuse the Government of presiding over more than a decade of real terms pay cuts, leaving heads battling to retain teachers
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Kids forced to learn in mouldy classrooms as schools run out of cash for repairs
A survey of more than 1,000 school leaders by headteachers' union the NAHT found that more than four fifths (83%) lack the funds needed to maintain their buildings
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Schools can halt Ofsted inspections if staff upset in wake of Ruth Perry suicide
Ofsted is set to publish a new policy on pausing an inspection of a maintained school or academy “where a serious issue has been identified” as part of its response following Ruth Perry's death
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Emails say 600 schools could still have crumbling RAAC and not know about it
Officials privately accepted it is likely to take “a number of years” to resolve the RAAC crisis in documents seen by the Mirror
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GPs told to get missing kids back to class as absence crisis leads to GCSE slump
The Children's Commissioner found around 20,000 pupils finishing their GCSEs last summer had missed half or more of their classes in one of their final two years of school
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Sister of head who killed herself after Ofsted report slams inadequate reforms
The schools watchdog has been at the centre of a storm of criticism since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in January following a negative Ofsted inspection
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Headteachers to vote on strike action after anger at 'not good enough' pay offer
The General Secretaries of the four major teaching unions will gather today at the NAHT's conference in Telford, where they are expected to announce plans to coordinate their industrial action
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Half of schools forced to slash trips for pupils due to squeezed budgets
School leaders are being forced to cut spending on outings, IT equipment, extracurriculars and support staff - and to use cash intended for poorest pupils to plug budget gaps
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Teachers blast 'sneering' Gavin Williamson WhatsApps saying they 'hate work'
Leaked WhatsApps between Sir Gavin Williamson and the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock show the pair criticising hard-working staff for wanting to ensure schools were safe during the pandemic
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One in six headteachers quit working in state schools after just five years
The NAHT, which represents school leaders, warned of an exodus from the classrooms as headteachers quit their jobs and leave the state schools system altogether after just a few years