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EEF research to investigate impact of three-year GCSEs

The Education Endowment Foundation has commissioned research into whether teaching GCSEs over three years boosts pupils’ grades. The charity…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE dismisses ‘unrepresentative’ Ofsted school funding study

The Department for Education has dismissed the findings of a damning Ofsted report on school funding, claiming it is…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ten things we learned from Ofsted’s school funding study

Ofsted has finally published its long-awaited research into the impact of funding pressures on schools. The study was not…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual orders exam boards to publish qualification costs

Exam boards will be required to publish the costs of qualifications on their websites to “create a more level…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofqual consults on new ‘clearer’ malpractice and maladministration guidance

The exams regulator Ofqual wants to replace its current guidance on how exam boards should tackle malpractice and maladministration,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School staff should look after ‘every penny like their own’, says academy trust CEO

School staff should treat “every penny” of funding as if it was their own and apply the same “discipline”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Spielman’s school funding blog post: The full text

Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman sparked controversy yesterday over several claims in a blog post outlining the impact of…

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Schools Week Reporter
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Schools ‘reducing curriculum breadth’ because of funding pressures, says Amanda Spielman

Schools are “responding to funding pressure by reducing curriculum breadth”, the chief inspector of schools has warned. In a…

James Carr
James Carr
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High-quality CPD helps pupils more than performance-related pay, report claims

High-quality programmes of professional development for teachers are more effective at boosting pupils’ attainment than performance-related pay or lengthening…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofqual to proceed with extra regulation of tech awards

The exams regulator will proceed with plans for greater regulation of technical award qualifications for 14 to 16-year-olds, amid…

James Carr
James Carr
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Coronavirus: What do schools need to know?

Public Health England has published guidance for schools and other educational settings about how they should respond to COVID-19,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Who is Baroness Berridge? 8 facts about the new academies minister

The Department for Education has confirmed that Baroness Berridge will be the new minister for the school system. While…

James Carr
James Carr