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Proportion of ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ schools drops after Ofsted reporting change

The proportion of schools recorded as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ has dropped by two percentage points after missing data for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE rubber-stamps closure of troubled studio school

The troubled Isle of Wight Studio School will close next summer, the Department for Education has confirmed. Closure was…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Government plans a review of children’s physical activity at school

Schools’ efforts to engage their least active pupils in physical activities will be reviewed by the government as it…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Exam stress ‘isn’t new’, and two other things we learned from ministers at education questions

MPs grilled education secretary Damian Hinds at the House of Commons this afternoon, alongside the children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi,…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofsted at the public accounts committee: Five things we learned

Leading figures from Ofsted, the Department for Education and trades union movement were questioned by MPs about the quality…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Still no sign of the delayed ‘healthy schools’ rating scheme

The government still doesn’t know when proposals for a ‘healthy schools’ rating scheme will come to fruition, 10 months…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Phonics check 2018 pass mark announced

The pass mark for the phonics screening check will remain at 32 this year, the Department for Education has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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No teaching resources provided for National Democracy Week

Ministers have refused to discuss upcoming new resources to help secondary schools teach pupils about democracy – even though…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Schools have ‘strong legal case to make councils fully fund SEND provision’

Schools are forking out millions of pounds for special educational needs provision even though there is often a strong…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofqual investigates ‘allegations of malpractice’ in Edexcel A-level maths paper

Ofqual has acknowledged “allegations of malpractice or wrongdoing” in an A-level maths exam taken today. In a statement posted…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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The government is ‘minded to’ terminate funding for troubled Gloucester Academy

Trustees of an academy in Gloucestershire have been warned it could be rebrokered to a new sponsor if serious concerns…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Global teacher prize winner Andria Zafirakou to found school arts charity

The London art teacher who won this year’s global teacher prize will use her winnings to found a charity…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker