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Students ‘unlawfully’ kicked out after missing ‘minimum’ grades

A school in north London “unlawfully” booted out sixth-formers halfway through their A-levels because they didn’t achieve high enough…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Spielman says second illegal school conviction is ‘tip of iceberg’

A south London school that charged parents up to £4,500 a year despite “serious safeguarding issues” and poor record-keeping…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Unanswerable’ Buckinghamshire 11-plus test questions discounted

Grammar schools in Buckinghamshire have been forced to discount two questions from their 11-plus entry test after it emerged that…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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OGAT and Inspiration trustee David Earnshaw to chair DfE’s new trust for orphan schools

David Earnshaw, the chair of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, will chair a new academy trust set up to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted to rewrite ITT inspection framework with focus on behaviour

Ofsted will introduce a new framework for inspecting initial teacher training next year with an increased focus on how…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Nick Gibb’s ministerial brief expanded to include early years

Schools minister Nick Gibb will take on policy for early years education under an expanded ministerial portfolio. Gibb will…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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National reference test 2020 dates revealed

The national reference test will take place in selected schools between February 24 and March 6 next year, Ofqual…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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First Harris academy rated below ‘good’ as Ofsted flags entry to ‘inappropriate’ qualifications

The Harris academy trust has received its first ever Ofsted rating below ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ – with inspectors flagging…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Replace GCSE English language with ‘passport to English’, says ASCL commission

GCSE English language should be replaced with a “passport in English” qualification to be taken flexibly between the ages…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Shocking failure of SEND system’ highlighted in damning NAO report

The government’s own auditor has revealed that insufficient funding and severely stretched council budgets have left pupils with special…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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National funding formula: Councils MUST use minimum per-pupil funding levels from 2020-21

Councils will be ordered to pass on new minimum per-pupil funding levels to schools from next year as the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The new activities included in GCSE and A-level PE

New activities including figure-skating, water polo and windsurfing have been approved by the government for assessment in PE qualifications….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker