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Stats watchdog warns Tories and Labour over ‘unclear’ manifesto claims

Both the Conservatives and Labour made “unclear” statements about education in their election manifestos, the statistics watchdog has said….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Layla Moran: Our manifesto pledges will help deliver 20k teachers target

The Liberal Democrats are counting on their reforms to school accountability, testing and teacher pay and development to deliver…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Anti-terror schools project to branch out to boys at risk of far-right extremism

A project to deter vulnerable teenage girls from radicalisation may be extended to reach working-class boys at risk of…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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School mascot Brian the Lion has out-of-this-world experience

A primary school mascot captured an out-of-this-world selfie after being launched 20km into space. Westleigh Methodist primary school, in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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First applications for UTCs in five years – but not as you know it

The first applications in five years have been lodged for new university technical colleges – but there’s a catch….

James Carr
James Carr
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Catholic academy trust bans ‘non-Catholic’ 11-plus exams in its schools

A Catholic academy trust has banned its 19 primary schools from hosting 11-plus exams that “promote non-Catholic schools”. In…

James Carr
James Carr


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Gorse trust criticised by Ofsted after leaders fail to explain movements to AP

An academy trust accused of planning to off-roll its underperforming pupils has been criticised over unexplained pupil moves and…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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LGBT protest school head hopes court victory will help other schools

The headteacher of a school at the centre of fierce protests over LGBT-inclusive lessons hopes her landmark court victory…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools WILL get share of £100bn capital cash despite manifesto omission, insists Williamson

Schools will benefit from a share of the Conservatives’ £100 billion infrastructure fund if the party regains power, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Paws for thought: Why an academy trust spent £12k on dogs to tackle pupil anxiety

An academy trust has spent £12,000 buying a dog for each of its four schools, claiming that it is…

James Carr
James Carr
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Questions over declaration of academy trust’s £20k flat for CEO

An academy trust spent almost £20,000 renting a two-bedroom flat for its chief executive – and won’t say whether…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Johnson pledges ‘no-notice’ Ofsted inspections

Boris Johnson has pledged to trial “no-notice” Ofsted inspections for schools if he is re-elected. In a surprise announcement,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker