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Ofqual confirms changes to reviews of coursework marking

Changes to the way schools review coursework marks requiring leaders to judge marking consistency have been confirmed by the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Dominic Herrington made permanent national schools commissioner

The government has appointed Dominic Herrington as its permanent national schools commissioner. Herrington, also the regional schools commissioner for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Edexcel maths paper leaks referred to prosecutors

Police investigating high-profile leaks of Edexcel A-level exam papers in 2017 and 2018 have passed their first case to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Co-op Academies Trust slams ‘fundamentally flawed’ Progress 8

A major academy trust has slammed the “fundamentally flawed” progress 8 performance measure for punishing schools with challenging cohorts…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Teachers buying more basic equipment for pupils, survey finds

Teachers say they are increasingly dipping into their own pocket to provide basic classroom resources and essentials for pupils,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NEU vows to mobilise parents to ‘ramp up’ school cuts campaign

The National Education Union will “ramp up” campaigning on school funding and seek to mobilise parents on the campaign…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Church MAT halts restructuring plan after parent protests

Parent power has prompted an academy trust to halt restructuring plans that involved making a headteacher redundant to balance…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Two-fifths of headteachers axe school trips to save money

Two-fifths of headteachers say they have had to cut back on school trips in an effort to save money….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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EPI: 50,000 pupils ‘pushed around school system’ in ‘unexplained’ moves

Nearly 50,000 pupils in a single year group were removed from school rolls for “unexplained” reasons, a major new…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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More pupils miss out on preferred primaries in high-demand areas

Fewer youngsters have been offered a place at any of their preferred schools in September, an analysis of the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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NASUWT union staff vote for further strikes over pay and pensions

Staff at the NASUWT teaching union will strike again in a dispute over their pay and pensions after voting…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Let councils regulate ‘draconian’ school behaviour policies, says NEU

The rise of “draconian” and “inhumane” behaviour approaches is damaging the mental health and education of pupils, the National…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker