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New DT GCSE content to be delayed until 2017, Gibb announces

The introduction of a new design and technology GCSE will be delayed, school reform minister Nick Gibb has announced....

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BREAKING: Suspensions lifted at Cuckoo Hall

A unanimous vote by the board of the Cuckoo Hall Academies Trust yesterday lifted the suspensions on executive headteacher...

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When MPs debate grammar schools — Our 10-point guide to today’s Westminster motion

In Parliament this morning, Conservative MP for Gainsborough Sir Edward Leigh, proposed a motion to end imbalances in grammar...

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Dwindling teacher pay puts children at risk, says union chief

New teachers are paid 20 per cent less than the average graduate starting salary – and the widening pay...

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EFA demands action over finances at free school open for less than three years

A free school which has been open for less than three years has been hit by a financial notice...

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New Year – new name

We liked the name Academies Week, but many of you did not. Rightly, you said it excluded lots of...

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War of words at Cuckoo Hall after former chair denies she was removed

A war of words has broken out at an academy trust at the centre of an investigation into misconduct...

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Inspiration Academies Trust chair Theodore Agnew set for knighthood

Inspiration Academies Trust chair Theodore Agnew (pictured) is to receive one of four top level awards handed out in...

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School travel fund for local authorities cut by £6m

The government has slashed school travel funding by £6 million, forcing local authorities to consider making cuts elsewhere. On...

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