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Will the Conservatives really remove the faith school 50% cap?

With no mention in the Queen’s speech, and its chief architect Nick Timothy no longer in post, the Government’s...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Meet the teachers elected as MPs

A new generation of teachers-turned-MPs have vowed to fight school funding cuts after an election which saw education issues...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Purdah is over, but it has paralysed DfE for 6 months in 2 years

The government has been affected by pre-election rules preventing civil servants from talking to the press for more than...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Education committee chair Neil Carmichael loses seat as Justine Greening clings on

The former chair of the education select committee Neil Carmichael has lost his seat in parliament in one of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Election night 2017: The constituencies to watch if you work in education

It’s been one of the most eventful and uncertain election campaigns in recent history, and now it’s almost over. The...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Tory plan to ban school expansions is ‘not feasible’, experts warn

The Conservative pledge to ban councils from creating new places in schools graded below ‘good’ by Ofsted is not...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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‘Doughnut’ catchment areas could be new Tory plan

If elected, the Conservatives could change school admissions to allow recruitment of pupils from further afield, using what is...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Conservatives promise new routes to becoming a teacher

Schools could get additional funding to train their teaching assistants up to degree level using a new apprenticeship route...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Political visits in schools can be ruled unlawful

Schools that host campaign visits from politicians risk breaking the law or charity rules if they don’t act with...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker