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Ofqual plans new rules to tackle ‘vulnerability’ of 14 to 16 technical awards

The exams regulator Ofqual is planning to step up its regulation of technical qualifications offered to 14 to 16-year-old…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The winners of the 2019 Pearson Teaching Awards

Eleven UK school teachers have been honoured as winners of the 2019 Pearson Teaching Awards, for their inspirational work…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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‘Many more’ UTCs will switch to recruitment at 11

Two more university technical colleges have ditched their 14 to 18-year-old intakes to recruit at 11, with warnings “many…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools losing teacher goodwill over performance-related pay

Teachers are giving up running extra-curricular activities and leaving the profession after being denied pay progression because of issues…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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All-through school split so heads can be accountable

An academy trust has made the rare decision to “de-merge” an all-through school into primary and secondary provision because…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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School charged £1k to move LCD screen as PFI costs soar by £430m

A school locked into a controversial PFI contract was charged more than £1,000 to move an LCD screen, while…

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John Dickens


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Head received death threats over claims he pushed ‘anti-Brexit’ agenda

A secondary headteacher received death threats after two sixth-formers reportedly told a national newspaper he pushed “anti-Brexit propaganda”. Ciran…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Brexit: Prepare for potential sleepovers, schools told

Headteachers in Kent have been told their staff may have to sleep in school if Brexit causes traffic chaos…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ormiston academy rapped for off-rolling faces rebrokerage

A school rapped by Ofsted over the “well-established” off-rolling of pupils has been warned it could be moved to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government departments disown report into military ethos in schools

A long-delayed report into the benefits of military ethos in schools will still be published, Schools Week has been…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Assaults in schools soar by 72% in four years

Assaults on school premises have soared 72 per cent in the past four years, with 27,805 reports received by the…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Rebooted Troops to Teachers fails to take off

Gavin Williamson’s rebooted attempts to train more armed forces veterans as teachers has been labelled “pointless” after take-up tanked….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden