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Duchess of Cambridge: teachers need more mental health support

Teachers are essential frontline workers who need more mental health support, the Duchess of Cambridge told education leaders on…

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DfE bans ISIS supporter Mizanur Rahman from running schools

A man jailed for his support for terrorist group Islamic State has been banned from being involved in running…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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AQA increases dominance of GCSE market as OCR slumps

The exam board AQA now issues three in every five GCSE certificates after increasing its dominance of the market…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Another studio school considers closure over poor recruitment

Leaders of a studio school in Liverpool are “strongly considering” closing their institution next year, after poor recruitment affected…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar school to prioritise poorer pupils from out of area over 11-plus high-scorers

A grammar school in Dorset will prioritise poorer pupils from outside its catchment area over those with the highest…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government moves to rebroker failing Steiner free schools

Two Steiner schools criticised by Ofsted over safeguarding failures have been warned they face being moved to new sponsors….

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Jess Staufenberg


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‘No frills’ private school founder insists it’s a ‘success story’, despite having 12 pupils

The founder of a new “no frills” low-cost private school has insisted it is a “success story”, despite having…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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The lost generation: Are we failing England’s deaf children?

Deaf children in England fall a whole grade behind their peers at GCSE, according to new analysis that has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Eagerness to work ‘unusual hours’ is potential sign of fraud, says DfE guidance

An eagerness to work “unusual hours” has been listed by the government as indicators for schools that staff may…

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John Dickens
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Council leaders defend taking parents to tribunal over SEND support

Council leaders have defended their decisions to take families to tribunal to settle disagreements about provision for pupils with…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Nearly a third of academy transfers down to government intervention over failures

Almost a third of all academies that were transferred to new trusts last year were moved because of direct…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Science ‘downgraded’ in primary schools, Ofsted warns

A move by some primary schools to “downgrade” science teaching could have a “serious impact” on the depth and breadth…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker