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Ofsted announces fresh clampdown on league table ‘gaming’ after ECDL scandal

Inspectors are still on the lookout for schools attempting to “game” school league tables by entering pupils for “inappropriate” qualifications,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Return oversight of schools to local people, says Sir Michael Wilshaw

Local oversight of school standards is “just as patchy” under the government’s regional schools commissioners as it was under…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: Primary school floor standards for 2018

The government has revealed the key stage 2 attainment and progress scores schools will have to achieve to avoid falling “below…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The 4 main trends in the 2018 KS2 primary test results

Provisional results of the primary school key stage 2 SATs tests broken down at local authority and regional level…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Revealed: The 20 councils eligible to share a new £50m free school funding pot

The government has announced the names of 20 local authorities that can bid for a share of £50 million…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Unison: Redundancies forcing school support staff to fill the gaps

Over 70 per cent of school support staff are being forced to take on tasks that used to be…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Hinds heralds opening of 54 new free schools

Free schools supported by a premiership rugby team and a major broadcaster are among those due to open this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads welcome calls for minimum entry requirements to university

School leaders have welcomed calls for the government to reconsider introducing minimum entry requirements for all undergraduate courses, in…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Parents think heads don’t do enough to tackle bullying – poll

Seven in ten parents believe headteachers aren’t doing enough to tackle bullying in schools, a new poll has revealed….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar school ordered to tweak admissions policy following second home row

A heavily oversubscribed grammar school has been ordered to amend its admission arrangements after a parent complained that it…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Uniform supplier School Trends leaves pupils in the lurch before new school term

Deliveries from a school uniform supplier that serves over 5,000 schools and academies across the UK have been delayed…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Schools won’t have to contribute to early career bonuses for maths teachers

The government has confirmed it will proceed with its plans for early career bonuses for maths teachers who choose…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson