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University participation: Disadvantage gap widens to largest in a decade

Better-off pupils are now more likely than their poorer peers to progress to university than at any point since…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Sir Rod Aldridge becomes patron of own academy trust

The millionaire businessman behind Aldridge Education academy trust has been named as its patron after relinquishing his role as…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘Conditional unconditional’ offers up, but fewer pupils accept

The use of so-called “strings attached” offers by universities shows no sign of abating, but pupils are now less…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools with deprived pupils ‘still less likely to be judged good’, admits Ofsted

Schools with more pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to be judged ‘good’ under the new inspection…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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‘I’m not blaming the parents’ – Michaela head defends smartphone criticism

An outspoken free school head has insisted she doesn’t blame parents who won’t make children give up their smartphones,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Steep rise in warning notices for private schools

The number of warning notices issued to underperforming private schools has risen – with nearly 20 handed out on…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Head of Green Spring cleared of exam malpractice after dismissal

A trust chief executive and headteacher who was fired over allegations of exam cheating has been cleared of wrongdoing….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Teachers’ heartbreak as pupil poverty overshadows Christmas

For children living in poverty, school provides much more than just an education – it’s a lifeline. Thousands of…

James Carr
James Carr
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Support for excluded pupils outside London is ‘non-existent’, warn lawyers

The legal support available to excluded pupils outside London is almost non-existent, lawyers have warned, amid concerns that schools…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE won’t reveal CEO pay offenders because it would ‘sour relationships’

The government won’t reveal which academy trusts cut their chief executive pay following warning letters – admitting ministers have…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual refuses to change A-level maths boundaries after investigation

An Ofqual investigation into the grade boundaries for A-level maths has found there is no reason to re-visit grades…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Astrea ‘fires’ governors after they raise questions over finances

An academy trust “fired” a school’s board of governors and accused them of causing “reputational damage” just one week…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross