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16 May 2026

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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

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School food funding ‘not sufficient’ says school praised by DfE

The Devon school had to find £16,652 extra to pay for meals lauded in new school food standards

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3w | School food
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What does strong parental engagement look like in practice?

Start with leaders at the school gate every afternoon, suggests an award-winning Wolverhampton primary

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3w | Solutions
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Trainee teacher need to drop by 23% next year, DfE forecasts

The government says falling pupil rolls and better teacher retention rates are among reasons for the drop

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3w | Recruitment and retention
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Teachers’ pensions delays ‘unacceptable’, says minister

Georgia Gould insists government is 'putting more resources in to support it' as tens of thousands face ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

16 Apr 2026 | Pay and conditions
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We need more money if you want us to change school food, say caterers

But the government says switching to more fruit, vegetables and fibre won’t cost more

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

16 Apr 2026 | School food
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Secondary teacher job adverts hit a historic low as market ‘contracts’

Vacancies drop by a third in one year as staffing problems are driven 'underground'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

16 Apr 2026 | Recruitment and retention
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Cake out, lentils in: What schools need to know about food standards overhaul

Government is planning an 'ambitious' revamp of school food standards. But what exactly is being proposed?

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

14 Apr 2026 | School food
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‘Stretched’ teacher training providers struggling to provide mentors – survey

More than half of teacher training providers 'stretched' to find mentors, NASBTT survey shows

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

9 Apr 2026 | Teacher training and development
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NASUWT: Pay and pupil violence on agenda as teachers gather in Birmingham

Members of the NASUWT are gathering in Birmingham for the teaching union's annual conference

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3 Apr 2026 | Schools
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SEND and the far-right on the NEU conference agenda

Around 1,500 NEU members will gather in Brighton from Monday to Thursday

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

30 Mar 2026 | Politics