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DfE leaving parents to police the 11-plus

The government has been accused of passing the buck over 11-plus admissions tests in Kent. Documents seen by Schools…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The three inconvenient truths about the EBacc

The government is facing renewed calls to review its controversial EBacc accountability measure after three separate claims by ministers…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘It’s time for these protests to stop’ – Hinds weighs in on Anderton Park LGBT education row

It is time for protests against teaching about LGBT relationships in schools to “stop”, the education secretary has said….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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David Ross Education Trust given 4 Ofsted visits to improve academy

The David Ross Education Trust has been told it has four Ofsted visits to improve a failing academy or…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Rayner: Labour will put climate change ‘at the core’ of the curriculum

A future Labour government will make teaching about climate change a “core part of the curriculum” for all pupils,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Russell Group ditches ‘facilitating subjects’ A-level list

The Russell Group of elite universities has ditched its list of preferred A-level subjects in a blow to the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Failing schools more likely to improve under LA control, new study claims

Schools with poor Ofsted grades were more likely to improve if they stayed under local authority control than if…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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New maths and physics teachers will get £2k annual ‘incentive’ payment

Early career maths and physics teachers will be offered an extra £2,000 a year to stay in the profession…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Eight universities ignore Hinds’ plea to ditch strings-attached offers

Eight universities have seemingly refused to stop issuing strings-attached unconditional offers despite a plea from the education secretary. Last…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Nick Gibb is ‘persuadable’ to SEND-specific teacher training route

Schools minister Nick Gibb has said he is “persuadable” to an initial teacher training route (ITT) focused only on…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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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