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EYFS results 2017: Attainment gap widens after 4 year trend of improvement

The lowest-attaining pupils did slightly worse than their peers in reception this year, reversing a trend of improvement seen…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted reception curriculum report: The 15 recommendations

Ofsted has today published ‘Bold beginnings’, its report into how reading, writing and maths are taught to pupils in the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers ‘should have to pass assessment test’ to qualify

Every teacher should be given a test on how to assess pupils before being awarded qualified teacher status, according…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted: ‘We won’t single out Muslim pupils for wearing the hijab’

Ofsted has sought to reassure faith leaders that Muslim pupils won’t be “singled out” during inspections, following a fierce…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Early Excellence not in running for new baseline tests

Early Excellence, the early-years company that developed a popular baseline assessment used by 12,500 schools, will not compete to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Bright Tribe chief Mary McKeeman resigns

The leader of an academy trust heavily criticised for the way it has run certain schools in the north…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Teachers at crisis-hit Whitehaven Academy want Bright Tribe removed

Staff at a failing school in Cumbria have signed an open letter demanding that the school be removed from…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Experts demand ‘national strategy’ for tech procurement as school spending drops

Tech experts want a “proper national strategy” to help schools buy the right IT equipment, as research shows a…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Private schools take 1% of pupils from very disadvantaged backgrounds

Just one per cent of private school pupils come from the most disadvantaged households, the chair of the Independent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Give RSCs responsibility for teacher supply, says Social Mobility Commission

Regional schools commissioners should be given responsibility for “monitoring and managing” the supply of teachers in their areas, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Social Mobility Commission report: The findings and recommendations for schools

The Social Mobility Commission has published its annual “state of the nation” report. Here are the key findings and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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LocatED annual report and accounts: 5 things we learned

LocatED, the Department for Education’s property firm, has published its first annual report and accounts, giving a glimpse into…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker