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Middle schools defend themselves as councils ditch three-tier model

The body that represents middle schools has defended the three-tier education system after another county announced plans to move…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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UTC architect George Osborne says 14 start age ‘hasn’t worked’

George Osborne, one of the driving forces behind university technical colleges, would consider scrapping the starting age of 14…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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AI will soon beat pupils taught knowledge-based curriculum

Pupils will be unable to compete with advanced artificial intelligence systems if they are taught a knowledge-based curriculum, a leading…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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£10m Northern Powerhouse education fund ‘not spent’

A £10 million fund set up more than three years ago to improve education in the north of England…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Heads back call for more male early-years teachers

Members of school leaders’ union NAHT will debate the need for more male early-years teachers on Friday. The government…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofsted WILL prosecute illegal schools, and 5 other things we learned at education committee

The education committee held a double session this morning as part of its inquiry into alternative provision. As well…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Named: The 92 academy trusts with multiple staff on £100k+

Ninety-two academy trusts with multiple staff on £100,000 to £150,000 a year have been named by the government. Data…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Doomed free school handed £250k to help it close

The government gave more than £250,000 to a doomed free school to help it close down, new documents reveal….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools without professional clerk are breaking government rules

Schools are breaking government rules by failing to employ a professional clerk to advise governors on their legal duties…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE launches money-saving estate management guide

A new guide has been released by the Department for Education to help schools manage their sites and keep…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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£13.5 million schemes to help close disadvantaged children’s ‘word gap’

Two multi-million pound schemes have been announced to help boost early language and literacy development for disadvantaged children. The…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Which local authorities got flexibility on high needs funding?

In a move allowing certain local authorities greater control over special-needs funding, the education secretary has lavished Conservative-run councils…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg