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DfE to consult on bringing LA school transparency ‘in line’ with academies

The Department for Education will consult on plans to bring the transparency of spending in local authority maintained schools…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE: 54,000 fewer pupils in ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ schools

Fifty-four thousand fewer pupils are now learning in ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’-rated schools than were two years ago, the Department…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academies minister to ‘look into’ whistleblowing procedures

Lord Agnew, the academies minister, has pledged to look at whistleblowing procedures for academy trusts to ensure those who…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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10 more research schools announced under £1.5m expansion

Ten more research schools will be set up this year under a £1.5 million expansion of the project aimed…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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RSE: 28% of teachers say their school is unprepared for new mandatory lessons

Twenty-eight per cent of teachers believe their school is not ready to teach new relationships and sex education lessons,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Spielman: ‘Red herring’ to blame plunge in D&T numbers solely on EBacc

Ofsted’s chief inspector has defended the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) as being the main driver of plunging pupil numbers for…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon


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Half of teachers would move to a tougher school for a promotion or reduced timetable

Around half of teachers would consider moving to a tougher school if offered a promotion or timetable reduction, new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Key stage 2 SATS results 2019: 65% achieve ‘expected standard’

Sixty-five per cent of pupils achieved the government’s “expected standard” in reading, writing and maths in this year’s key…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Cut CEO pay if your finances deteriorate, DfE tells academy trusts

Academy trusts should be prepared to cut executive pay if poor management results in a deterioration of their financial…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Scaled scores for 2019 key stage 2 SATs announced

The Department for Education has today released the marks pupils needed for the 2019 key stage 2 tests to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted ‘accepts’ OGAT’s high exclusion rate in glowing summary evaluation

The head of Outwood Grange Academies Trust has said Ofsted “accepted” its “high” fixed-term exclusions as a valid approach…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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97% of primary teachers support campaign to scrap SATs – NEU poll

The vast majority of primary school teachers support a campaign to scrap key stage 2 SATs, the National Education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker