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EYFS results 2018: 71.5% of reception pupils achieve ‘good’ development

The proportion of reception pupils reaching a “good” level of development has risen again this year, according to the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Perry Beeches ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan tells misconduct hearing: ‘It’s been a disaster’

A former superhead who earned a second salary from a private company contracted by his own academy trust has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Three schools removed from delivering first wave of T-levels

Three schools will no longer deliver the first wave of T-levels after one was rated “requires improvement” by Ofsted…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Opportunity areas ‘too led’ by DfE and lack local engagement, report warns

Opportunity area boards seem “too led” by the government and local stakeholders need more influence over deciding on the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE ‘recognises’ Progress 8 can drive ‘perverse incentives’

The Department for Education has admitted it “recognises” that its progress 8 performance measure can drive perverse incentives for…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Over half of secondary schools use ‘internal inclusion units’, DfE research finds

Over half of secondary schools and a minority of primaries are using “internal inclusion units” as a behaviour strategy…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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DfE lifts SCITT fee cap to put on par with universities

The government has raised the cap on fees set by school-centred teacher training providers to put them on a…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Hinds considers law to hold schools to account for excluded pupils

The government is not ruling out legislation to make schools more accountable for the children they place in alternative…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Headteacher John Tomsett to face misconduct hearing

A headteacher at one of the government’s research schools is to face a disciplinary hearing next week. John Tomsett,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE ‘minded to terminate’ funding of Steiner Academy Exeter

A Steiner Academy in Exeter has been warned by the government that it is at risk of having its…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Schools can stagger SAT times without notifying government, says new guidance

Schools will no longer have to inform the Standards and Testing Agency if they are going to administer tests…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE figures shoot down claims of ‘incredible’ destinations for UTC pupils

New government data has undermined boasts by the architects of university technical colleges about the “excellent destinations” of their…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker