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Teaching apprenticeship rumoured to launch this week

A teaching apprenticeship for graduates is due to be announced this week, Schools Week understands, but it will only be…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Opportunity area plans – what do schools need to know?

The government has released plans for the first six of its “opportunity areas”. The plans set out how each…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE tightens grip on curriculum with new policy jobs

The government appears to be tightening its grip on what is taught in schools, and is advertising three senior…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Schools open 3-year sixth forms to boost pupil numbers

Schools have begun to offer three-year stints in sixth form to pupils whose grades are too low to start…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Greening reveals projects in first 6 ‘opportunity areas’

Independent partnership boards will be set up to boost children’s attainment in six of the government’s ‘opportunity areas’, according…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Defence secretary announces more state school cadet units

The defence secretary has announced that 31 new cadet units will open in state schools – but Schools Week…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Some multi academy trusts move to synchronise exam boards

Academy trusts across the country are making all of their schools use the same exam board in a move…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Council demands sport facilities from two academies to lift UTC restrictions

A council wants two schools to open their sports facilities up for public use at the end of the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Matrix Academy Trust ordered to review governance after ESFA investigation

The Matrix Academy Trust has been ordered to review its governance arrangements and financial management after a government review…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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How Schools Week complained about a job advert and uncovered a strange situation

A misleading job advert targeting prospective teaching assistants has been removed by the company responsible after pressure from Schools…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Subject choices are guided by enjoyment and usefulness over difficulty, Ofqual research finds

Subject difficulty is “the lesser of three concerns” for pupils when choosing what to study, a report by the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Harris academy chain to build 100 homes for teachers

The Harris Federation, one of the largest multi-academy trusts, is planning to build up to 100 homes in partnership…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg