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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
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Charity Commission hands back control of private Christian school after governance investigation

Control of the organisation which runs the Grangewood Independent Primary School in east London has been handed over to new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Attainment 8 and progress 8: Which regions performed best?

Today the government has released the provisional GCSE results in England for 2017-18, which reveal the attainment 8 and progress…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Progress 8 scores plummet at schools that used controversial ECDL qualification

Schools that entered large numbers of their pupils for the English computer driving licence have seen their progress scores…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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ASCL launches inquiry into GCSE results as 57% fail to get ‘strong’ pass

The Association of Schools and Colleges has launched an inquiry into GCSE results that the union claims leave pupils…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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A-level results 2018: Scores stable, but fewer students get top grades

The average point score per entry for A-levels, as a grade, remained stable at C+ this year, but the proportion…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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School league tables 2018: Free schools soar, and 6 more key findings

The government has released provisional key stage 4 data this morning that reveals how schools have fared in headline…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Proportion of poor pupils in education, employment or apprenticeships falls

The percentage of poorer pupils who are progressing into education, employment or apprenticeships has dropped, destinations data released this…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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EBacc results 2018: Entries rise slightly

The proportion of pupils in England entering the EBacc has increased slightly this year. New provisional GCSE results data…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Warning over future of education research as number of postgrad students drops 10%

The “long term health” of education research in the UK is under threat by a decline in the number…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson