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Exam boards to use one-seventh of usual examiner workforce this summer

Exam boards will save millions by using only one-seventh of the examiners they would usually need in a normal…

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Academy trust CEOs net top gongs in Queen’s birthday honours 2021

Academy trust leaders Maura Regan and Hamid Patel have been awarded top gongs in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours…

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Freddie Whittaker
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England’s largest academy trust gives up struggling school

England’s biggest multi-academy trust is set to hand a struggling Leeds school to another chain, ending a seven-year effort…

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‘No frills’ private school racks up £170k loss

The country’s first “no frills” private school – charging pupils just £60 a week – has posted a £170,000…

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Campaigners fear another ‘hostile environment’ over EU pupils’ status

Schools will face “inappropriate” pressure to snoop on EU pupils’ immigration status from next month, say heads and campaigners…

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School drops sports course questioned by Ofsted

A Liverpool school has dropped a controversial sports science qualification that Ofsted said might not be in the pupils’…

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Covid: Masks still in place and onsite testing returns in ‘Delta’ hotspot schools

Headteachers in “Delta” Covid variant hotspots are “praying” the virus does not rip through their schools again in the…

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Freddie Whittaker
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The last 15 months have shown how committed, creative and determined the teaching profession has been. Whether it has…

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Five key findings from Ofqual’s research on assistive technology in assessment

Some exam papers don’t work well with assistive technology, causing “frustration” for teachers students, Ofqual research has found. The…

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20,000 students hit as UCAS glitch rejects university offers

Tens of thousands of students faced more stress this morning as a glitch in UCAS’s system automatically rejected their…

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A tenth of England’s schools and colleges named on Everyone’s Invited website

A tenth of all schools and colleges in England have been named in testimonies on the Everyone’s Invited website…

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Sports charities demand clarity on future of £320m PE and sport premium

The leaders of 40 charities and sporting organisations have written to the government demanding “urgent clarity” on the future…

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