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Failing schools more likely to improve under LA control, new study claims

Schools with poor Ofsted grades were more likely to improve if they stayed under local authority control than if…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

New maths and physics teachers will get £2k annual ‘incentive’ payment

Early career maths and physics teachers will be offered an extra £2,000 a year to stay in the profession…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Politics

Eight universities ignore Hinds’ plea to ditch strings-attached offers

Eight universities have seemingly refused to stop issuing strings-attached unconditional offers despite a plea from the education secretary. Last…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Nick Gibb is ‘persuadable’ to SEND-specific teacher training route

Schools minister Nick Gibb has said he is “persuadable” to an initial teacher training route (ITT) focused only on…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Birmingham LGBT protest mediation stalls as dispute escalates

Attempts to mediate between a Birmingham school and protesters against its teaching on LGBT relationships have stalled following a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Welcome to the world of free schools’: report reveals chaotic inside story behind closed academy

A since-closed free school was given the funding green light just nine working days before it was due to…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Oxford university targets 250 state school pupils in widening access push

Up to 250 state school pupils will be offered “transformative paths” to study at the University of Oxford, as…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Two more specialist maths schools announced

Two more specialist maths schools have got government go-ahead – bringing the total number of approved schools for 16…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Sam Twiselton to lead advisory group to review initial teacher training

The government has announced the formation of another advisory group, this time to review the content of initial teacher…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Revealed: The 19 areas splitting £2.5m in careers hubs funding

The government has announced the names of 19 areas that will join its careers hubs programme, but they will…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Trusts should avoid one-size-fits-all approach to retention, report warns

Academy trusts should avoid a “one-size-fits-all” policy for improving retention across their schools, new research suggests, after finding staff…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Study finds research leads have little impact on pupil progress

Appointing research leads in schools to aid evidence-informed school improvement had almost no effect on pupil progress, a new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker