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Edexcel grade boundaries leaked ahead of A-level results day

The grade boundaries for A-level exams set by the exam board Edexcel have been leaked online, a day ahead…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Primary schools relying on fundraising to deliver basic education

More than four in ten Kent primary schools are dependent on fundraising to deliver basic education for their pupils…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Allow UTCs and studio schools to select pupils, argues Toby Young

University technical colleges and studio schools should be allowed to select pupils on the basis of aptitude, a controversial…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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SATs results annulled at ‘outstanding’ London primary school

Pupils at a top primary school in west London have had their SATs maths exams annulled after an investigation…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE loses landmark legal challenge on exclusions of pupils with autism

Schools must prove it was “proportionate” to exclude an autistic pupil on the grounds of challenging behaviour, after the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Discovery Learning trust has funding axed after pupil forgotten on school trip

A single academy trust will have its government funding terminated for good after its only school was plunged into…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Black pupils less likely to get places at church schools than white pupils, research shows

Pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds and disadvantaged pupils are less likely to gain a place at church schools than…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Abuse inquiry: Catholic schools prioritised ‘reputation’ over child protection

Two leading independent Catholic schools have been heavily criticised for failing to prevent pupils from being subjected to “appalling”…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Mental health reforms don’t realise school is source of poor well-being, say pupils

Planned reforms to mental health services do not acknowledge that school itself is a huge cause of poor mental…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Sector leaders unite against T-level plans that would force pupils to wait a year for a retake

Sector leaders have urged Ofqual to reconsider its proposal to only allow T-level exams in the summer, as it…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Schools need to boost staff and governors’ data literacy, research finds

Schools must focus on boosting the data literacy of newly or recently qualified teachers and governors in order to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Revealed: Harris school praised by ministers ‘overaided’ pupils in SATs

A Harris primary school held up by ministers as a shining example of academisation “overaided” pupils in their SATs,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg