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What new Datalab analysis tells us about Covid and school attendance

Pupils in the some of the poorest areas of the country are missing out on schooling the most, according…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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MAT to lose its four schools after ‘breakdown of trust’ among local governors

An academy trust will lose its four schools following a “breakdown in trust” between its central operation and local…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE and agencies’ performance-related bonus spend rises to over £6m

The Department for Education and its agencies paid out over £6 million in performance-related bonuses in 2018-19, an increase…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School 21 founder to lead Careers and Enterprise Company

The founder and headteacher of School 21 in east London is the new chief executive of the Careers and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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