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Ofsted director joins academy trust to lead its curriculum work

A senior Ofsted figure who was instrumental in developing the watchdog’s new curriculum-focused framework has joined one of the…

James Carr
James Carr
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Schools invited to bid to deliver third wave of T-levels

Schools can now bid to deliver T-levels in the third year of their roll-out, the Department for Education has…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Government ‘committed’ to Erasmus+ scheme despite commons vote outcome

The government has claimed it remains committed to the Erasmus+ programme, despite most of its MPs having voted against…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Harford on shortened key stage 3: ‘It’s not the years – it’s the mileage’

Ofsted’s national director for education has insisted the inspectorate has “no preferred length” of key stage three, claiming “it’s…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Academies ‘haven’t worked everywhere’, admits former government policy adviser

A policy adviser who worked on the government’s academies programme has admitted the schools “have not, at least yet,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Make language learning compulsory at KS4, says think tank

The government should force all pupils to learn a foreign language during key stage 4, a new report by…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Ofsted wants to run ‘non-judgmental’ inspections to improve ‘stuck’ schools

Ofsted wants to run “non-judgmental” and longer inspections to support “stuck” schools to improve – claiming the current “carousel…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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‘Antagonistic unions’ thwarting ‘stuck’ schools’ improvement – Ofsted study

The “antagonistic voice” of unions is stalling improvement of “stuck” schools, an Ofsted study has claimed. The inspectorate published…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Publish data on all pupil moves to stop schools using ‘tricks’ to hide exclusions – think tank

Ministers are facing calls to publish data on all pupil moves into alternative provision, not just permanent exclusions, after…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE scales back teaching school hubs plan

Only around 1,200 schools will benefit from an improvement scheme intended by ministers to reach 2,000 institutions, the Department…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Revealed: Who are England’s happiest teachers?

Teachers are happier and more satisfied with life than the average graduate – but their job satisfaction has fallen…

James Carr
James Carr
News, Politics

Angela Rayner to run for Labour deputy leadership

The shadow education secretary Angela Rayner will run to be Labour’s deputy leader, she will announce today. The Ashton-under-Lyne…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker