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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


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Ban all watches from exam rooms and monitor dark web, malpractice commission says

All watches should be banned from exam rooms and awarding organisations should do more to monitor leaks of exam…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ex-NUT leader Christine Blower to become a Labour peer

Christine Blower, the former leader of the National Union of Teachers, will be made a Labour peer, it has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Politics

Johnson re-announces latest free schools application round

The prime minister has re-launched the latest free school application round – more than seven months after it was…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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AQA chief executive Toby Salt steps down

Professor Toby Salt, the chief executive of the AQA exam board, has stepped down after just over two years…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

No-deal Brexit ‘won’t water down school food standards’ – Williamson

The government’s standards for food served in England’s schools won’t be watered-down in the event of a no-deal Brexit,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Summer-borns: 60% of councils ‘more willing’ to accept delayed entries

Councils are increasingly open to allowing summer-born pupils to start school later, but parents still face a postcode lottery…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker