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Decrease in schools getting top grades, and 6 other findings from Ofsted’s inspections data

Ofsted judged a lower proportion of schools to be ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ in the first year of its new…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Over 18,000 entries for autumn GCSEs, but that’s not including English and maths

There have been 18,450 entries for GCSE exams being held this autumn for those who weren’t happy with their…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pressure grows for uni admissions change as 2 in 3 students back post-qualification applications

Ministers are under growing pressure to introduce post-qualification applications for university after research found most students believe applying after…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Coronavirus: Attendance rates vary hugely across England, finds EPI report

School attendance rates vary hugely across England, new research has found, prompting concerns that pupils in some parts of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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MPs removed from food poverty charity’s board following free school meals vote row

A former shadow education minister has said she is “deeply upset” after she and three other MPs were removed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Attendance plummets as more pupils forced to self-isolate

School attendance has plummeted to 86 per cent due to Covid-related absences, with over half of state-funded secondary schools…

James Carr
James Carr


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Durand wants £3m to hand back buildings (and they are ‘confident’ of winning legal fight)

The operators of commercial facilities run from the site of the former Durand Academy in south London want about…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Thousands of pounds raised for Derby school devastated in arson attack

A school has launched a heart-felt plea for donations to replace thousands of pounds worth of new books that…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Trust boards told to ‘nurture’ new leaders

The academies minister has urged trust boards to “nurture” members who could step up to replace chairs. Speaking at…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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£10m Mandarin scheme set for expansion despite teacher recruitment struggles

A £10 million programme to improve children’s fluency in Mandarin is set to be extended. The government-funded Mandarin Excellence…

James Carr
James Carr
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100k more laptops for schools – but access is slashed

The government has bought a further 100,000 laptops for schools – but headteachers have seen their allocations slashed by…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NEU urges government to consider rota system for secondaries in lockdown areas

A teachers’ union is urging the government to consider the potential of secondary schools moving to a rota system…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter