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DfE releases 15 more private school warning notices

The government has published 15 more warning notices identifying failings at private schools around the country. About half of the notices,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Big rise in transfers of academies to new sponsors

The number of academies moving to a different trust has increased by almost a third in one year to…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Exclusions rise for the third year in a row

The proportion of pupils permanently excluded from school has risen for the third year in a row, government data…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Heads will decide if pupils can be withdrawn from sex education

It will be up to headteachers to decide whether their pupils can withdraw from sex education in their schools…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools will teach ‘health education’ as part of RSE reforms

Schools will have to teach pupils about the benefits of a healthier lifestyle and how to build mental resilience,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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About 1,000 high-attaining poor pupils are missing out on top GCSE grades

About 1,000 high-attaining primary schools are missing out on top GCSE grades, while their richer peers with the same…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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‘I’m sorry’: Bright Tribe founder Michael Dwan apologises to Whitehaven

Michael Dwan, the founder of the controversial Bright Tribe Trust, has apologised for the problems faced by Cumbria’s troubled…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted says schools can’t fix childhood obesity, but advisory panel members disagree

Schools cannot solve the childhood obesity epidemic and should focus on education instead, according to a new report from…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted considers tougher inspection regime for secure training centres

Ofsted wants to change the way it inspects secure training centres, which educate young offenders up to the age…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Pupil data corrupted after bug hits Capita SIMS

A bug affecting school information management systems may have corrupted pupil data at thousands of schools around the country….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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RE should be renamed Religion, Beliefs and Values, says new Clarke/Woodhead report

Religious education should be renamed Religion, Beliefs and Values and parents must not be allowed to remove pupils from…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Charity watchdog to investigate independent Darul Uloom London school after firearms incident

The Charity Commission has launched an investigation into a leading Islamic school after police arrested two members of staff…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross