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School where staff mark ‘how they like’ gets government approval

A school which gave teachers a “carte blanche” to mark pupils’ work “however they like” has been picked out…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Council demands £1m from MAT that abandoned a failing school

A local authority is demanding the £1 million the government gave a MAT to take over failing schools in…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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QTS consultation: Government considering sabbatical fund for teachers

The Department for Education has published its long-awaited consultation on plans to reform teacher training and development, including proposals…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted changes inspection report ‘six times’ in fight with dyslexia school

Ofsted has been persuaded to change an inspection report six times during a costly, year-long argument with a small…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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‘Strengthened’ QTS proposals due out today

A consultation on lengthening the time it takes teachers to fully qualify into the profession is set to launch…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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New guidance urges schools to look out for sexual harassment ‘online and offline’

The Department for Education has published new guidance for schools on how to deal with sexual harassment and violence…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Greening: £23m fund for bright pupils who ‘could do with extra help’

A £23 million fund to trial new teaching practices is being targeted at the brightest pupils because they “could…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New free school wave in 2018 to be targeted in ‘challenging areas’

The next round of applications for free schools will open in early 2018 and will be particularly focused on…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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GCSE grade changes increase by 52% – mostly due to GCSE English

The number of GCSE grades changed at a marking review this year has increased by 52 per cent, with…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofqual to consult on reducing cheating by teacher-examiners

Ofqual will consult on how to reduce the risk of cheating where teachers write exam papers, including monitoring social…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Number of maintained schools in deficit up 46%

Hundreds more local authority maintained schools had a budget deficit in 2016-17 than the year before, new data from…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual reports on difficulty of new ‘fat maths’ GCSEs

Ofqual has analysed the difficulty of the new maths GCSEs, as part of its 2017 summer exam series report, and…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson