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Stats watchdog launches investigations into ministers’ ‘disingenuous’ use of data

The statistics watchdog has launched two investigations into the government’s “disingenuous” use of education data, with ministers accused of…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Damian Hinds: Full text of Conservative Conference 2018 speech

You know whenever I ask anyone to think back to their education, what really made a difference for them…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ignore the ‘fibbers’ over London’s school successes, says Hinds

Anyone who says they know why London’s schools have improved over the past two decades is a “fibber”, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds criticised for neglecting school funding in conference speech

School leaders have criticised Damian Hinds for neglecting school funding in his first Conservative party conference speech as education…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The 5 schools policies in Damian Hinds’s Conservative Party conference speech

  Schools will get access to funding to improve behaviour and careers advice, the education secretary will announce today….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds pledges £10m to help teachers deal with bad behaviour

Damian Hinds will announce plans for the first substantial review of government behaviour guidance in over three years, along…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Academy trust sought to run first ‘secure school’ in Kent

The government is looking for an academy trust to run the country’s first ‘secure school’, Schools Week can reveal….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Three in five teachers still required to triple mark, survey reveals

Around three in five teachers are still told by their schools to do frequent triple or “deep” marking, despite…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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High salaries don’t attract the best, says trust CEO

Academy trusts give too much control to “ambitious” leaders and offer them huge six-figure salaries in the mistaken belief…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘It is illegal and we will take action’ – minister’s message to schools on off-rolling

The government will take action against any school or multi-academy trust found to be illegally off-rolling pupils, the children’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
CPC, News

Former Ofsted inspector warns inspections are ‘not very accurate’

Ofsted inspections are “not very accurate”, according to a former inspector, who has called for a “root and branch”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted bats away claims of favouritism in curriculum research row

Ofsted has batted away claims it favoured ‘knowledge-rich’ schools popular with ministers in its research on good curriculum design….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg