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DfE plans accreditation scheme in bid to regulate online schools market

The government plans to launch an accreditation scheme for online schools in a bid to regulate the growing market….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Michelle Donelan appointed temporary children’s minister

Michelle Donelan has been appointed as children’s minister while Kemi Badenoch is on maternity leave, the Department for Education…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Edtech group chair Lord Chris Holmes steps down following sexual assault charge

The chair of the government’s expert panel set up to improve the use of technology in schools has left…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Agnew vows crackdown on schools with ‘pernicious’ exclusive uniform suppliers

Academies minister Lord Agnew has vowed to crackdown on schools using “monopoly suppliers” for their school uniform – claiming…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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UK projects scoop top prize in global awards

Three UK education projects have scooped the top prize in a major global award. Micro:bit, Street Child and United…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Complaints against leading exam boards double in two years

The number of complaints received by Ofqual about England’s largest exam boards has nearly doubled over the past two…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon


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Study suggests BTECs are scored too generously

Pupils studying BTEC qualifications score on average the equivalent of a grade higher than they do in GCSE English…

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John Dickens
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Confirmed: Teachers’ starting salaries will rise to £30k by 2022

Starting salaries for teachers will be bumped up to £30,000 by 2022, the government has confirmed today. It marks…

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John Dickens
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Ditch academies to create ‘unified’ education system, says think thank

The academies programme should be replaced with a single “unified” school system based on the best current practice from…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Analysis: Ofsted ‘outstanding’ exemption OUT, new school finance rating IN

The government has today confirmed it will scrap the inspection exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools – with new plans for…

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John Dickens
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Schools budget to rise by £7.1bn, but no extra cash until next year

Schools will get no additional funding until next year, prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed, after revealing further details…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Johnson government must press ahead with teacher bursaries reform, say MPs and peers

The government must press on with plans to offer larger bursaries to teachers in the most challenging schools, a…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon