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Labour refuses to rule out replacing Ofsted

Labour is “looking at all options” for an overhaul of the school accountability system, including replacing Ofsted. In an…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE hits Ctrl-Alt-Delete on computing SCITT plan

Plans for a national computing SCITT have crashed after the government failed to attract any “suitable bids” to run…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Going for Gatsby: Schools report careers progress, but some areas lag behind

Schools across England are reporting an improved picture of careers support, but some areas are still lagging behind despite…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Longfield demands review as 1 in 5 leave school without good GCSEs

The government must take action to stem a “shameful” increase in pupils leaving education without basic qualifications, the children’s…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Schools told to ‘set off alarms’ and ‘drop curriculum’ for climate protests

Schools are being advised to “set off alarms” and “drop the curriculum for the day” as part of a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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1 in 5 new teachers not employed in state schools within 16 months of qualifying

Nearly a fifth of teachers were not teaching in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of qualifying,…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon


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IFS: Johnson’s school funding boost still leaves ‘unprecedented’ 13-year real-terms freeze

Boris Johnson’s school budget boost actually amounts to just £4.3 billion extra in in real-terms, a new report which…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Williamson asks STRB to advise on ‘flatter’ teacher pay progression

The body in charge of teacher pay has been asked to advise the government on how a new “flatter”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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McDonnell backs plan to abolish private schools

A campaign by Labour activists to abolish private schools has been endorsed by John McDonnell as a move to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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1 in 4 teachers work over 60 hours a week – but that’s not why they’re leaving

A quarter of teachers work more than 60 hours per week, according to a new study, which warns government…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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‘No exclusions from London schools’ vows Lib Dem mayoral candidate

No child will be permanently excluded from mainstream schools in London if the Liberal Democrats win next year’s mayoral…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ministers to consider post-results university admissions

The government will consider whether pupils should apply to university after receiving their A-level results, after the education secretary…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker