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DfE’s times tables check for Year 4 pupils available for schools

The new times table tests for nine-year-olds can now be accessed by schools ahead of the pilot this summer….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Spielman: LGBT protests ‘setting terrible example for children’

The head of Ofsted has called on campaigners to halt protests outside the gates of schools that teach pupils…

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted suspends publishing MAT inspections during election purdah

Ofsted has said it will not publish any focused multi-academy trust reviews in areas set for local elections until…

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John Dickens
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Teachers could be held accountable for preventing knife crime

Teachers could be “held accountable” for preventing and tackling knife crime and serious violence under new proposals from the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Top comp’s battle over building repairs leaves it stuck on short-term lease

The affluent Holland Park School has been stuck on a short-term lease for over five years as it disputes…

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Pupils without 100% attendance sent to the back of the lunch queue

Pupils without 100 per cent attendance or a clean behaviour record are allegedly being forced to the back of…

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Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Suffolk school staff face job losses after funding mess-up

Schools in Suffolk face having to fire staff after their council bungled the introduction of a new “banding” system…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted downgrades dozens of ‘outstanding’ schools

Not one ‘outstanding’ school reinspected under a clampdown by Ofsted has retained its top rating. In December, the government…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Edtech expert is ‘missing job’ in academy top teams, says Ark senior leader

A technology expert is the “missing job” on leadership teams in schools and academy trusts, a senior member of…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Revealed: The 22 councils given permission to top up high needs funding from the schools block

The government has given its approval for nearly three-quarters more councils to shift millions of pounds of school funding…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Tory leadership race: What does it mean for education?

Following Theresa May’s announcement that she will quit as prime minister before the next stage of Brexit negotiations, speculation…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Protests over religion and sex education reforms spread as MPs back changes

MPs have backed changes to relationships and sex education, as protests from parents against teaching primary pupils about LGBT…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross