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Williamson appoints adviser whose recent report slammed Ofsted

A policy expert who recently co-authored a critical report claiming Ofsted was overstepping its brief has been appointed as…

James Carr
James Carr
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Zero-tolerance schools should be ‘unreservedly celebrated’, says MP

A teacher-turned-MP said schools with zero-tolerance behaviour policies should be “unreservedly celebrated” for ensuring staff aren’t “treated as punch…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Couple convicted of operating illegal setting banned from running schools

A couple who were the first people convicted of running an illegal education setting have been banned from running…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A third of EAL pupils ‘fluent’ in English, new analysis shows

More than a third of school pupils whose first language isn’t English are fluent in the language, new government…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools invited to comment on major review of university admissions

Schools are invited to have their say on how the future of university admissions should look, as the independent…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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EPI study reveals postcode lottery of support staff spending

Pupils face a postcode lottery when it comes to spending on school support staff, with some schools spending up…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Social segregation is a problem in schools, say half of heads

Half of secondary school teachers believe social segregation is a problem in the state school system, but a large…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust closes schools over coronavirus because it has ‘pupils of Italian origin’

An academy trust is closing all three of its academies over the coronavirus scare “because its schools have some…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Who’s who? Your guide to the new ministerial line-up at the DfE

The remits of the new ministerial team at the Department for Education have been confirmed following Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Reception baseline assessment: 8 key findings from the DfE’s pilot report

The Department for Education has published a report on its pilot of the new reception baseline assessment, which will…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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All schools should block employees from working as Ofsted inspectors, say leading heads

A group of leading headteachers has written to every school in England urging them to block their employees from…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE claims trial shows baseline IS accurate, and confirms September roll-out

The government has confirmed its new reception baseline assessment will be rolled out as planned this September, despite a…

John Dickens
John Dickens