The Education Brief: 2 March 2024

02/03/2024 12 min

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The Education Brief: Saturday 2 March 2024 - Top stories include:

Fines for unauthorised school absences will increase from £60 to £80 starting in September.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan proposes "more sustainable" teacher pay rises.

Nearly 90% of large multi-academy trusts in the UK plan to expand within the next two years.

FFT Education Datalab reports a significant rise in pupil suspensions and exclusions.


This week’s deep dive: 

Working lives of teachers and leaders: wave 2 summary report


We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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