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School slams ‘unjust’ Ofsted rating after criticism for ‘gaming’ and off-rolling

A Merseyside school has hit back after it was rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted and criticised for past off-rolling and…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Perry Beeches broke funding rules in its final year as a school sponsor

Trustees at the scandal-hit Perry Beeches Academy Trust continued to break academy funding rules in the chain’s final year…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Schools need more time to teach reformed GCSE maths, say teachers

Schools may have to spend more time teaching GCSE maths following an increase in content ushered in under reforms…

James Carr
James Carr
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Williamson stays on as education secretary, but must replace his two top advisers

Gavin Williamson has returned to work at the Department for Education after his party won a majority at last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Just 1 in 6 pupils pass English and maths GCSE after ‘managed move’

Just 1 in 6 pupils who leave schools via so-called “managed moves” go on to pass their English and…

James Carr
James Carr
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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