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Admissions shake-up call as report reveals lack of diversity in top roles

Almost two in five MPs serving in top government positions were privately educated, despite just seven per cent of…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Two more schools rapped by Ofsted for off-rolling

Two more secondary schools have been accused of off-rolling by Ofsted, as the inspectorate insists it has the ability…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Everything hinges on the spending review, and 3 other things we learned at education questions

Education ministers took questions from MPs for the last time before summer recess. Damian Hinds, the education secretary, and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Akala: Schools need ‘universal code’ on exclusions

Schools should have to follow a “universal code” on what constitutes grounds for the expulsion of pupils so all…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Phonics check 2019 pass mark announced

The Department for Education has confirmed the pass mark for the phonics screening check will remain at 32 this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Second police probe launched after another alleged social media exam leak

Police are investigating another potential leak of an exam paper. According to the Guardian, officers are looking into potential…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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DfE wants 3-year pupil premium plans, but yearly funding stays

Schools have been urged to draw up three-year strategies on how they will spend their pupil premium, despite the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Dwindling roll forces inner London primary to close

An inner London primary school is being forced to close because of a lack of pupils, prompting warnings that…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual’s new price guide will show ‘real cost’ of the exam system

Ofqual has promised to publish an exams price guide that will include increased qualification costs. The exams regulator announced…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ofsted alerts councils and academy trusts to potential off-rolling

Ofsted is alerting local authorities and academy trusts to schools which could be off-rolling pupils, despite refusing to publicly…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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LGBT protests school ‘profoundly let down’ by policymakers, says ex-DfE adviser

The school at the centre of a row over its LGBT relationships teaching has been “profoundly let down by…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Free sanitary products scheme may need more cash, admits DfE

The Department for Education doesn’t have enough money to pay for free sanitary products for every eligible pupil in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker