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‘Learn lessons’ from the ‘terrible case’ of Whitehaven and Bright Tribe, says Damian Hinds

The government must “learn lessons” from the fiasco surrounding the troubled Whitehaven Academy and its sponsor the Bright Tribe…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Damian Hinds resolutely silent on school funding

The education secretary Damian Hinds has clashed with MPs on school funding, after he refused to say how much…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A third of state schools allow pupils to opt out of languages in year 9

Over a third of state schools now allow pupils to opt out of studying a language in year 9,…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Adopted children need better support at school

Schools should give teachers more training to help pupils who have experienced trauma, a leading charity has said, after…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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‘Low-cost’ private school gets government green light

A “no frills” low-cost private school has won government approval to open after a year-long delay. The Independent Grammar…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE considers bigger classroom role for trainee teacher mentors

The government is considering asking mentors to spend more time in the classroom with trainee and new teachers. The…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Jewish school found redacting textbooks put into special measures

A Jewish girls’ school which redacted textbooks showing men and women on the same page, paintings by Picasso and…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted: Half of pupils who leave before their GCSEs don’t end up in another state school

Around 50 per cent of pupils who left school before taking their GCSEs last year did not end up…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Are birthday cards to ex-pupils the solution to the teacher recruitment crisis?

Schools should send their former pupils birthday cards to encourage them to become teachers, according to the government’s teacher…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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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