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‘Partial QTS’ for European SEND teachers will be scrapped under no-deal Brexit

Special educational needs teachers from the European Economic Area won’t be eligible for partial qualified teacher status in England…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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TBAP trust to give up two schools

The embattled TBAP Multi-Academy Trust will give up two of its schools as it seeks to “consolidate” its resources….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Independent regulator needed to oversee maintained schools and academies, CST says

An independent regulator should be set up to combine the functions of the regional school commissioners (RSCs) and the…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ditch the term MAT, and 5 more CST school reform proposals

The Confederation of School Trusts – a sector body for academy trusts – has published what it describes as…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Adjust test scores for summer-born pupils, teachers told

Teachers should adjust the test scores of children born in the summer term in a bid to tackle the…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Councils spent thousands sending vulnerable kids to illegal school

Councils have been warned to carry out the proper checks on school placements for vulnerable youngsters after it emerged…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Matt Hood to leave Ambition Institute role

Matt Hood, chief education officer at the Ambition Institute, has announced he will leave the organisation at the end…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Researchers given £2.6m grant to investigate impact of school exclusions

A research team led by the University of Oxford has been granted £2.55 million to analyse the consequences of…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ormiston school rapped for off-rolling pupils to PRU

A school that Ofsted commended for improving teaching and raising standards has been rated ‘inadequate’ after inspectors uncovered the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Bucks 11-plus test error ‘not sufficient grounds’ for grammar school appeals

Parents have been warned an error on the 11-plus test in Buckinghamshire is not enough to warrant an appeal…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE forced to update progress 8 scores AGAIN after GCSE statistics error

Another error in the progress 8 scores provided to schools by the government has been identified, this time related…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gavin Williamson’s conference speech: The full text

It is a great honour to serve as Education Secretary…   Serving the young people who will become the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker