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Heads complain after ‘good’ academy forced into new trust against its will

The government is under pressure to give high-performing schools a greater say over their future when their sponsors fail,…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Poorest pupils three times more likely to be out of work by late 20s

The poorest pupils in year 11 are three times more likely than their wealthier peers to be on out-of-work…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Hinds hopes ‘communications coalition’ will boost home reading and school-readiness

A coalition of businesses and charities will be asked to help boost school readiness among young children by encouraging…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils in Birmingham, London and north-east targeted for summer holiday food clubs

Thousands of poorer pupils will be targeted by projects that will provide food and activities throughout the summer holidays….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Academy trust deficits rise but reserves grow for many

The proportion of academy trusts reporting a financial deficit rose to 6.1 per cent in 2016-17 from 5.5 per cent…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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School-led teacher training routes pull further ahead

The proportion of trainee teachers that took the government’s favoured school-led route into the profession increased again last year,…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Special Educational Needs: Five findings from the latest statistics

This morning the government has published the latest statistics on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and the provision…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Only ‘knowledge-rich’ schools eligible for £2.4 million fund to reduce workload

Only schools with a “knowledge-rich” curriculum will be able to apply for a multi-million pound funding pot that will…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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GCSE and A-level exam boards launch malpractice review

The four exam boards responsible for GCSEs and A-levels in England have launched an independent review of exam cheating….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Headteachers warn universities about leap in unconditional offers

The number of unconditional offers made by universities has jumped by 32 per cent in just one year, and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government strikes back at mental health green paper critics

The government “completely rejects” the finding of two committees that its mental health green paper lacks ambition, will be…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Make schools publish termly exclusions and leavers data, and 9 other recommendations from the education committee

Schools should be forced to publish termly data on the number of exclusions they make and the number of…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg