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Only schools with ‘excellent’ arts provision should be rated outstanding, says charity

Ofsted should save its coveted ‘outstanding’ rating for schools which excel in creative and technical teaching in an effort to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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One in three school pupils received an unconditional offer in 2018, says UCAS

More than one in three school pupils who applied to university this year received some kind of unconditional offer…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New policy role for former government education adviser Jonathan Simons

Former government adviser and Policy Exchange head of education Jonathan Simons has joined the policy and PR consultancy Public…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Significant number’ of examiners unhappy with online standardisation

Large numbers of examiners aren’t happy with the system currently used to standardise their marking, a new report from…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘The whole system will implode’: Council bosses warn of SEND funding crisis

The school funding system will “implode” if next year’s spending review does not address pressures in SEND funding, a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Number of schools investigated over SATs maladministration rises to almost 600

The number of investigations into maladministration of primary school tests increased to almost 600 in 2017, new data out…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Pornography and LGBT issues missed out in sex education, poll finds

More than half of older teenagers think schools should spend more time on relationships and sex education and cover…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Educating Greater Manchester school Harrop Fold placed in special measures

Harrop Fold, the Salford secondary school that featured in the Channel 4 documentary Educating Greater Manchester, has been placed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools told to consider lockdown protocols to counter terrorist attacks

Schools are being advised to consider introducing emergency lockdown protocols in their classrooms to counter potential terrorist attacks under…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Academy trust bailed out by government over pensions delay

A struggling academy trust relied on a government bailout to ensure it could pay pension contributions, it has been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE finally adds detail to secretive headteacher board minutes

The government has begun to lift the lid on decisions made by its secretive headteacher boards, but officials want…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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PFI: Council faces £400,000-a-year school closure bill

A failing school handed an academy order more than a year ago is set to close after a sponsor…

John Dickens
John Dickens