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17 May 2026

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Kathryn Snowdon

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Assaults in schools soar by 72% in four years

Assaults on school premises have soared 72 per cent in the past four years, with 27,805 reports received ...

Kathryn Snowdon

18 Oct 2019
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Drop in the number of trainee teachers needed next year

More than 1,500 fewer primary trainee teachers and 602 fewer secondary trainees are needed to start ...

Kathryn Snowdon

17 Oct 2019
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Free schools ‘failing to reach most disadvantaged areas’

The government’s flagship free schools programme is failing to reach some of England’s lowest performing ...

Kathryn Snowdon

17 Oct 2019
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Trial to investigate if ‘activity passport’ boosts attainment

More than 100 primary schools are wanted to take part in a new trial to find out if enrichment activities, ...

Kathryn Snowdon

9 Oct 2019
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Ofqual wants to ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards

Ofqual wants to punish awarding organisations that flout regulations with new “public rebukes” and fixed ...

Kathryn Snowdon

8 Oct 2019
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SEND system ‘in crisis’ as complaints to local government ombudsman soar

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being failed by a “system in crisis” ...

Kathryn Snowdon

4 Oct 2019
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Seven failing private schools banned from accepting new pupils

Seven private schools have been banned from accepting new pupils for “persistently” failing to meet ...

Kathryn Snowdon

3 Oct 2019
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Adjust test scores for summer-born pupils, teachers told

Teachers should adjust the test scores of children born in the summer term in a bid to tackle the inherent ...

Kathryn Snowdon

3 Oct 2019
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Independent regulator needed to oversee maintained schools and academies, CST says

An independent regulator should be set up to combine the functions of the regional school commissioners ...

Kathryn Snowdon

3 Oct 2019
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False widow spiders force London school to shut

A school in north London had to close following a false widow spider infestation. The Michaela Community ...

Kathryn Snowdon

30 Sep 2019