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New times-tables test ‘fails to tell 94% of teachers anything new about children’s ability’

The government’s multiplication tables check (MTC) failed to tell 94 per cent of school leaders anything new about the…

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Kathryn Snowdon
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Ofsted’s inspection grace period won’t apply to full primary curriculum

Ofsted’s curriculum grace period will not apply to reading, writing and maths in primary schools. Further details of the…

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John Dickens
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Schools hit by 17% rise in exam costs, new price guide shows

The cost of GCSEs and A-levels has soared by 17 per cent across the past three years, Ofqual’s first…

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John Dickens
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Gender gap widens, and 2 more 2019 key stage 2 SATS results findings

The government has today published further details of this year’s key stage 2 results, breaking them down by subsets…

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John Dickens
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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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