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£200k fund to encourage partnerships with private schools and universities

A new £200,000 fund will be announced today to help state schools, private schools and universities create or expand…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Issue daily report cards to improve disruptive behaviour, teachers told

Teachers should adopt personalised approaches like issuing daily report cards to improve disruptive behaviour, new guidance states. Research by…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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DfE sets up group to explore benefits of AI in the classroom

Ministers have launched a new group to explore the benefits artificial intelligence can bring to the classroom. Nick Gibb,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RSC ‘chaos’ is hampering school improvement, warn Northern Powerhouse leaders

The government is hampering improvement in school effectiveness in the north of England, the leaders of the Northern Powerhouse…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual: Removing access to BTECs risks creating ‘barrier’ to student progress

The body that regulates qualifications in England has added its voice to fears about the government’s plans for scrapping…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy trust founded by Tory peer to close

A troubled academy trust founded by a Conservative peer will close in September – with its two remaining schools…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Firms appointed to run English hubs training centre

A firm run by a phonics expert championed by Nick Gibb will lead a new training centre to develop…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Paralympic swimmer to chair new edtech expert group

Paralympic swimmer Chris Holmes will chair a new expert group to help improve the use of technology in schools….

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Former CEO taking legal action against trust that ‘forced’ his resignation

A leading headteacher is pursuing legal action after he claims he was “forced to resign” as chief executive of…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Johnson’s school funding pledge amounts to 0.1% increase

Boris Johnson’s pledge to ensure every secondary school in England gets £5,000 per pupil could amount to as little…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gove and Johnson make school funding pledges as education becomes key campaign issue

Conservative leadership frontrunners Michael Gove and Boris Johnson have both pledged extra funding for schools – placing the issue…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Scaled scores for 2019 key stage 1 SATs published

The number of marks pupils needed in their key stage 1 tests to achieve the government’s “expected” score has…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross