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Grammar schools could get cash for lowering 11-plus pass mark, and 4 other things we learned from Nick Gibb at education committee

MPs have grilled the schools minister Nick Gibb for almost two hours over the government’s grammar school expansion plans,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ethnically diverse schools ‘promote social cohesion’

Secondary schools with the most ethnic diversity help pupils develop the most positive feelings towards other races, and “promote…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE ditches year 7 ‘catch-up training’ fund before it even opens

A government scheme which promised schools up to £25,000 each to help improve the literacy and numeracy of year…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Robert Halfon proposes bill to expand Social Mobility Commission powers

A new law that would give greater powers and resources to the Social Mobility Commission will be proposed by…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Diocese blocks secular trust takeover bid

A secular multi-academy trust has been blocked by a local diocese from taking over two Church of England primary…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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PE apprenticeships solve Kent schools’ levy woes

Primary schools in Kent have found an effective way to make the most of the apprenticeship levy by taking…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Sadiq Khan launches website to promote teaching in London

A website promoting the benefits of teaching in London has been launched by Sadiq Khan, as new research shows…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Amanda Spielman’s Ofsted moves away from ‘male-dominated’ culture

Ofsted’s next inspection framework will promote a more “collaborative” approach to leadership, in a move away from the “male-dominated”…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Nick Gibb to take MPs’ school accountability questions

Nick Gibb will face questions from MPs about curriculum and assessment, teacher recruitment and retention and school accountability next…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Inspiration Trust earns softer Ofsted report after four-month turnaround

An academy trust founded and once chaired by the academies minister received a softened report from Ofsted after inspectors…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Poorest pupils miss out on arts access cash

Two multimillion-pound government schemes aimed at widening access to the most prestigious drama, dance and music schools have been…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Delays to compulsory sex education looking more likely

Compulsory relationships and sex education will now “almost certainly” be delayed until 2020, after the government failed to meet…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker