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Government equalities chief and ex-Gove aide to lead Ambition Institute

The Ambition Institute has appointed government equalities chief Hilary Spencer as its new chief executive, Schools Week can reveal….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Fair Access Protocols: Council pleas for DfE to intervene up nearly 50%

Pleas from councils for the education secretary to intervene over admission rows soared by nearly 50 per cent last…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Former NSN staffer to be policy adviser to Gavin Williamson

Katharine Howell, a former staffer at the New Schools Network and current aide to the leader of the House…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Former RSC joins academy trust as regional CEO

Former regional schools commissioner Martin Post has been appointed a regional chief executive for the Aspirations Academies Trust. Post…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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‘Attenborough effect’ is ‘fuelling’ interest in GCSE science

The “Attenborough effect” – where pupils want to “make a difference” in the world – is fuelling an interest…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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GCSE results 2019: Girls still lead the way over boys

Girls are continuing to outperform boys at GCSE, but the gap is closing in some unexpected places. Looking just…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


Exam results, News

GCSE results 2019: Subject tables

To see how your pupils have done in their GCSEs compared to others nationwide, we have compiled the data…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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GCSE results: ‘Bleak’ and ‘worrying’ drop in non-EBacc subjects

Today’s GCSE results reveal a further drop in non-English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects, with union heads expressing concern over the…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ofqual refuses to change grade boundaries despite NRT showing ‘unexpected’ slump in English

Ofqual decided against making it harder for English pupils to achieve a grade 4 this year, despite its National…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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GCSE results 2019: Six interesting things we have learned

GCSE results are out this morning – here’s your usual handy Schools Week round up of the key trends….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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GCSE results 2019: Top grades being awarded inch up

The proportion of 7 or above grades – equivalent to the old grade A – handed out in England…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE-approved schools ICT supplier Gaia enters administration

A major ICT supplier to schools has entered administration due to “severe cashflow issues”. Gaia Technologies describes itself on…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon