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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
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Record year for Teach First as two thirds of applicants pass screening

The education charity Teach First has recruited a record cohort of trainee teachers after almost two in three passed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Healthy schools’ rating scheme finally published – nearly 2 years late

The government has finally published details of its “healthy schools” rating scheme – almost two years late. Schools are…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ban private firms from running special schools, say families affected by sudden school closure

Hundreds of parents want private companies banned from running special schools after a healthcare firm announced plans to close…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker