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AQA admits two further rule breaches over re-marks, but won’t get another fine

The exam board AQA breached rules relating to the re-marking of exams again last autumn – despite having just…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers with more freedom are happier, and 5 more NFER findings

There is limited evidence on teacher autonomy, so the National Foundation for Educational Research has delved into data to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE scales back monitoring of SATs cheating over ‘resourcing constraints’

The government reduced its monitoring of rising levels of SATs cheating due to “unplanned resourcing constraints” – in the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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1 in 20 teachers has long-lasting mental health problem, study finds

One in 20 teachers report having a long-lasting mental health problem, but teaching isn’t the only profession hit by…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Robert Halfon re-elected as education committee chair

Robert Halfon has been re-elected unopposed as the chair of the Parliamentary education committee. The Conservative MP’s re-election was…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Controversial headteacher Barry Smith to leave Inspiration Trust

Controversial head teacher Barry Smith is to leave the Great Yarmouth Charter Academy. Schools Week previously revealed that Smith…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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North-south divide makes little difference once pupil background is considered – study

The performance of children in the north of England is not “much different” to that of those based in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ark trust pays £200k severance to former staff member over ‘HR shortcomings’

Ark Schools paid £200,000 to a former staff member in a non-contractual severance settlement relating to “shortcomings in its…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofsted proposes new ‘quality of education and training’ judgment for ITE

Ofsted wants to introduce a new “quality of education and training” judgment for its inspections of initial teacher education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Just 16% of cost-cutter savings actually enacted, plus 7 more findings

The government will today finally publish its evaluation on the school resource management adviser pilot. Schools Week has been…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Agnew: my cost-cutters have found £172m of savings

Lord Agnew says his money-saving experts have now found £172 million of potential savings in schools. But a new…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Girls twice as likely as boys to pass GCSE languages, EPI finds

Girls are more than twice as likely than boys to achieve a pass grade in GCSE languages, a new…

James Carr
James Carr