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Wild disparity between PISA tests taken on paper and PC

Pupils taking international aptitude tests have scored much worse since organisers switched from paper exams to a computer-based system…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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DfE looking at Ofsted and RSC overlap

The government is actively discussing whether the “overlap” between Ofsted and the regional schools commissioners (RSC) represents “value for…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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London headteacher suspended after fraud arrest

The headteacher of a Catholic boys’ school in London has been suspended after he was arrested on suspicion of…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Revealed: The hidden cost of free schools

Free schools have cost on average almost three times as much to open as the government originally predicted, according…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Baker Clause: MATs failing to meet new rules

Only two of the 10 largest multi-academy trusts in England have fully complied with their new legal duty to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Pupil progress declines at UTCs

Pupils studying at university technical colleges are making less progress than they did a year ago. Data published by…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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MAT league tables 2017: The best and worst performers, and 4 other findings

More than half of MATs fell below the average for Progress 8 performance measures last year, despite a slight…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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David Meller takes ‘leave of absence’ from his own academy trust

David Meller, the organiser of the disgraced Presidents Club charity dinner, is taking a “leave of absence” from the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Consultation launched to end teacher golden hello claims

An end date has been earmarked for teachers to make golden hello claims to their school or local authority….

Shane Mann
Shane Mann
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29% increase in secondary schools below floor standard in 2017

More secondary schools have fallen below floor standards, but fewer have been defined as “coasting”, according to new figures…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Key Stage 4 performance measures: the key points

The number of schools below the floor standard has increased by 83, or 29 per cent according to revised…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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NAHT demands 5% pay rise for teachers in STRB submission

The headteachers’ union NAHT is demanding a five-per-cent pay rise for all school leaders and teachers. The National Association…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross