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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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


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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
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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
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Withdrawing funding from the IB will be a ‘tragedy’ for social mobility, heads warn

Headteachers say that government proposals to end funding for post-16 International Baccalaureate programmes would be a “tragedy” for social…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Academy trust top-sliced £376k from school with £1m deficit

Unions have called for greater scrutiny over top-slicing after an academy trust charged £376,000 to a school that was…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Non-EBacc subjects being taught after-school, during tutor time or on ‘intensive’ days, DfE study finds

Schools have achieved high EBacc entry rates by using “more creative ways” to teach non-EBacc subjects, such as after-school…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Former receptionist loses discrimination claim against Michaela Community School

Michaela Community School has described an employment claim against it as a “waste of taxpayers’ money” after a tribunal…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross