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Adi Bloom
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Religious organisations are being paid to inspect their own schools
The National Secular Society is calling on the government to give Ofsted responsibility for inspecting RE in schools
20 June 2017
Ofsted warns schools they face greater scrutiny over ‘substance’ of what they teach
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says that schools should not simply train pupils to answer exam questions
16 June 2017
Heads’ leaders split over Ofsted changes to short inspections
Under plans first revealed by Tes, a short inspection could take up to 15 days to be converted into a full inspection instead of 48 hours – and will increase the time inspectors spend in some schools by 50 per cent
15 June 2017
‘Trump’ is children’s word of the year, analysis shows
Pupils think the word is trumpwinningtastically versatile
15 June 2017
Barbara Taylor Bradford searches for next generation of literary bestsellers
The bestselling novelist is asking secondary-aged girls to write stories of family love, secrets, rivalry or betrayal
12 June 2017
Union leaders demand urgent meeting with Theresa May to discuss school funding
Unions say that collaboration between teachers, parents and local communities has ‘turned up the volume’ on funding
11 June 2017