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Boys and girls offered different taster lessons based on gender

Two schools have come under fire for offering different taster lessons to pupils based on their gender, after girls…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Police use pupils to scold speeding drivers outside primary schools

Drivers who speed near primary schools could find themselves scolded by pupils as part of a new police initiative…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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May wants to make school spending announcement before she leaves

Theresa May wants to announce a “multibillion programme” to overhaul schools before she leaves office, it has been reported….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy keeps top Ofsted grade despite ‘exceptional’ pupil movement

Ofsted ruled that a school with “exceptional levels of pupil movement” should remain “outstanding”, accepting the headteacher’s claim that…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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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