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SATs results wiped at second Harris academy

Pupils at a second Harris academy have had their SATs results annulled by the Standards and Testing Agency, Schools…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Computing master teacher target achieved! But now what?

The government has finally hit its original target to train 400 computing master teachers – three years later and…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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The new computer science GCSE is already being reviewed

The key architects of the computer science GCSE have launched a major review into the qualification as pupil uptake…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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British Computer Society loses £3 million as schools shun controversial ECDL qualification

The company behind the controversial European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) has lost £3 million in income after the government…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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School sixth form funding down 21% since 2010, IfS finds

Funding for students in school sixth forms has plunged by 21 per cent since 2010–11, new research has found….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Education department property head on Future Academies board

The head of the Department for Education’s property arm is also a director on the board of the trust…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Global workload initiative seeks teachers with ideas

An international pilot scheme for reducing workload associated with assessment is calling for teachers around the world with innovative…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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£13m cash pot to entice ‘career changers’ into the classroom

A new multi-million pound government scheme will seek to bring more “career changers” into the classroom. The Department for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: Uncovered emails discuss ‘review’ of studio schools programme, but DfE still denies it happened

The Department for Education is still denying it conducted a formal review into the flagging studio schools programme –…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Sir Anthony Seldon: Fast-track headship college will open in 2020

Sir Anthony Seldon has insisted his fast-track headship college will go ahead, despite not re-applying for government funding and…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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London secondary school hit with financial notice to improve over failure to balance budget

A secondary school in Richmond upon Thames has been handed a financial notice to improve by the Education and…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Engage Multi-Academy Trust hit with SECOND financial notice to improve

A Norwich-based multi-academy trust has been hit with a second financial notice to improve after failing to meet key…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg