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Examiner awards scheme launched to lure teachers amid growing demand

An awards scheme that will recognise “exceptional commitment” from exam markers is being set up by the Joint Council…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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It’s official: Schools to employ apprentices, but BBC and Parliament let off

The government has confirmed today that schools will be included among public sector bodies expected to employ apprentices –…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Grammars profit from sales of ‘mock’ 11-plus exams

Grammar schools are pocketing tens of thousands of pounds from mock 11-plus tests, fuelling worries that reintroducing selective schools…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: ‘Paused’ academy trusts are ducking their ban

Academy sponsors banned by the government from taking over new schools seem to have dodged the prohibition. Figures obtained…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy chain leader ‘won’t rule out’ expansion of grammar streams

A Wiltshire academy that started a “grammar stream”, giving a small group of children access to specialist teachers and lectures…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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MAT league tables 2016: Over half of trusts “significantly below average”, and 5 other findings

More than half of established multi-academy trusts fell “significantly below” the average for pupil progress, with a host of…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Amanda Spielman appoints former Nicky Morgan special adviser to Ofsted

Amanda Spielman, new head of Ofsted, has appointed Nicky Morgan’s former special adviser to her team. Luke Tryl, who…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Investigation: How have poorer pupils performed in GCSEs at flagship schools?

Flagship school types promoted by the government are falling behind in boosting the progress of poorer pupils, a Schools…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Progress 8 results 2016: Gibb hails schools for narrowing attainment gap

Schools minister Nick Gibb has praised schools for closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, as…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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1 in 5 sixth form colleges starts academy conversion process

A fifth of sixth form colleges have already sent formal proposals to convert to academy status, the academies minister…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Greening’s £3.5m research hub fund open to ‘opportunity area’ schools

Schools in England’s 12 new opportunity areas will be able to bid to become ‘research schools’ and split a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Consider scrapping KS2 teacher-marked writing tests, says Ofsted director

The government should consider scrapping teacher assessments of writing at key stage 2, a senior Ofsted official has said….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker