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Labour demands ‘urgent inquiry’ into academy regulation following Bright Tribe scandal

Labour has demanded an “urgent and independent inquiry” into how multi-academy trusts are regulated after an investigation called into…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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JCQ boss to take job at AQA exam board

The head of the Joint Council for Qualifications, the representative body for UK exam boards, is leaving his role…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The 5 Most Important Things In Today’s OECD 2018 Briefing

The OECD has published its annual education at a glance report, which compares various education statistics between its 36 member countries….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools warned over new ‘harmful’ Transgender Trend stickers

The charity Stonewall has condemned the actions of pressure group Transgender Trend in publishing a set of stickers on its…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Private school head says sorry for ‘misguided’ Volvo vs. Jaguar advert

A private school headteacher has apologised over a “misguided” advert for its open day, following allegations of classism. The…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Hinds backs under-fire Ofsted, and 5 other things we learned at education questions

Ministers from the Department for Education faced a grilling in the House of Commons this afternoon. Damian Hinds took…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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National reference test 2019 dates revealed

The national reference test will take place in 350 schools between February 25 and March 8 next year, Ofqual…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Bright Tribe investigated over false government funding claims

New trustees at the under-fire Bright Tribe academy trust are investigating allegations that the chain made repeated false claims…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Make schools teach new ‘religion and worldview’ subject, says commission

Religious education should be renamed “religion and worldviews” to make it more relevant, a new report has urged. Under…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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ResearchED 2018: 5 interesting things we learned

Hundreds of education professionals gathered in London today as ResearchED held its national conference at Harris Academy St John’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School pension contributions could rise from next year

The employer contributions schools pay towards teachers’ pensions look set to rise from 2019, the Treasury has said. A…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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EBacc not to blame for decline in arts subjects, claims minister

The government’s EBacc performance measure is not driving arts subjects out of schools, Nick Gibb claimed today. The schools…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker