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7 September 2026

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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

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TEST: 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

2 Apr 2026
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TEST: Ofsted chief blasted for ‘incendiary’ union conference speech

Sir Martyn Oliver has been criticised for being 'out of touch' with leaders

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

2 Apr 2026 | Opinion
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TEST: Abolish Ofsted, says Green Party leader

Zack Polanski described Ofsted as 'toxic', in an emotive address to NEU members

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

2 Apr 2026
News

£23m expansion of edtech and AI pilot

Pilot to launch in September, and to involve primary, secondary and further education settings across England

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

21 Jan 2026 | Colleges
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Ofsted enacts ‘contingency plan’ as inspection notes software glitches again

Inspectors adjusting to new framework will have to follow 'alternative processes' when inspections resume ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

22 Dec 2025 | Ofsted
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Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for GCSE resit and other exam rule breaches

Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

15 Dec 2025 | Colleges
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High Court rejects NAHT’s Ofsted report card judicial review plea

Leaders' union 'will now consider an appeal' and will consult members about possibility of moving to ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3 Nov 2025 | Ofsted
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Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey

Behavioural Insights Team also urges watchdog to 'emphasise' how to reduce the formality of conversations ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

23 Oct 2025 | Ofsted
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Government promises details of 6,500-teacher manifesto pledge

DfE will publish a full delivery plan by December

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

26 Sep 2025 | Staff
News

Handover of £233m teachers’ pensions contract to Tata delayed

Capita's passing over of contract it ran for almost 30 years postponed from October to next summer

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

26 Aug 2025 | Staff