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• Top degrees fall for the first time in a decade

  20-07-2023 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First-class degrees were given to 32.8% of students in England last year, down from 37.4%.
  
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• Sir Martyn Oliver: what can schools expect from Ofsted’s next chief?

  20-07-2023 19:36
  
  The leader of an academy trust renowned for high suspension rates has been formally nominated by the education secretarySir Martyn Oliver, the leader of an academy trust renowned for high numbers of suspensions, has been nominated as Ofsted’s next chief inspector to oversee England’s inspectorate of schools, children’s services and prison education in the new year.Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, formally recommended Oliver to succeed Amanda Spielman as His Majesty&rsqu
  
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• If our government valued our public services, they’d pay for them | Letters

  20-07-2023 19:17
  
  Dr James Parkhurst opposes visa fees and NHS surcharges, Richard Murphy calls for fairer interest rates to meet pay demands, and Norman Gowar says the Tories can’t be surprised they’re losing NHS workers to the private sectorThe government’s proposal to cover part of the cost of public sector pay increases by drastically increasing visa fees and the NHS surcharge is cynical and regressive (Who has been offered what? A breakdown of public sector pay deal, 13 July). These charges
  
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• Transparency data: DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2023

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on gifts and hospitality received by Department for Education special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.
  
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• Transparency data: DfE: senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, January to March 2023

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, and the permanent secretary’s meetings with external organisations.
  
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• Transparency data: DfE: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2023

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, their external meetings and any overseas travel.
  
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• Transparency data: DFE Government Major Projects Portfolio data, 2023

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Education (DFE) March 2023 Government Major Projects Portfolio data that supports the 2022-23 Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual report.
  
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• Research: Skills accelerator pilot evaluation

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Research reports evaluating the skills accelerator pilot, incorporating the local skills improvement plan (LSIP) trailblazers and strategic development fund (SDF).
  
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• Research: National tutoring programme satisfaction surveys, 2021 to 2022

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Findings from a series of surveys on satisfaction with the national tutoring programme in the 2021 to 2022 academic year.
  
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• Research: Foster carer recruitment and conversion rates

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Findings from qualitative research investigating foster carer recruitment and conversion rates.
  
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• Research: Exploring teachers’ admin time

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Qualitative research exploring the nature of administrative tasks undertaken in schools.
  
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• Research: Evaluation of the care leavers social impact bond programme

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Evaluation of projects to deliver support to care leavers aged 16 to 25 not in education, employment or training (NEET), or who were at risk of becoming NEET.
  
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• Research: 16 to 19 tuition fund: implementation and process evaluation report

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Findings from the evaluation of the 16 to 19 tuition fund, academic year 2020 to 2021.
  
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• Independent report: Workload reduction in schools in England

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Report by the Education Development Trust (EDT) into workload reduction in schools in England.
  
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• Sarah Perry: New university chancellor hits out at government degree criticism

  20-07-2023 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Perry says the "value of the outcome of a university education cannot be reduced to a salary".
  
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• Press release: Sir Martyn Oliver recommended as new Chief Inspector of Ofsted

  20-07-2023 12:06 via gov.uk
  
  The Education Secretary has selected Sir Martyn Oliver due to his successful track record and experience on the front line of education.
  
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• Official Statistics: Academy transfers and funding 2022 to 2023

  20-07-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information on grant funding for academies that have changed trust in the past 10 financial years.
  
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• National Statistics: Permanent exclusions and suspensions in England: 2021 to 2022

  20-07-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Levels of permanent exclusions and suspensions by school type, including information on reasons for permanent exclusions and review panels.
  
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• National Statistics: Further education and skills: July 2023

  20-07-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Further education and skills summary data, including apprenticeships and detailed non-apprenticeship adult further education, for August 2022 to April 2023.
  
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• National Statistics: Apprenticeships and traineeships: July 2023

  20-07-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Apprenticeship and traineeship statistics in England from August 2022 to April 2023.
  
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• Vocational T-levels offer England’s students poor value, Ofsted says

  20-07-2023 07:00
  
  Report criticises ‘range of shortcomings’ in qualifications intended to be equivalent to A-levelsThe government’s “gold standard” vocational qualifications, T-levels, have been strongly criticised by Ofsted for offering poor value, inappropriate work placements and having high dropout rates.The report, the first independent evaluation of T-levels commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), is highly critical of the complex teaching and industry placements re
  
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