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EEF launches new music, drama and journalism trials

Thousands of children across the England will take part in new trials to assess whether skills like music, drama…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Foster families across the country charged for ‘free’ school transport

Foster families around the country are being forced to pay for what should be free school transport – but…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Science teachers unclear over GCSE ‘standard pass’

Science teachers need clarification on what counts as a “strong” and a “standard” pass in the combined science GCSE…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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School performance data: winners and losers

The Department for Education this week published school-level data on GCSE and A-level results, including Progress 8 and Attainment…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Languages responsible for drop in EBacc entries

The proportion of pupils entering the EBacc has dropped for the first time, new data shows, and experts claim…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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£53m MAT growth funding announced, but only for trusts with a good record

The government has announced that £53 million will be made available to help multi-academy trusts (MATs) take on more…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Pension-age teachers can continue working but with added support, concludes review

A second report into the implications of teachers retiring later is expected to find that older teachers are capable…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Nottingham’s charter to cap teacher overtime needs ‘national leader’

Nottingham council’s pioneering approach to capping overtime for teachers has won plaudits across the sector – but the number…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Schools minister went on £10k trip to ‘reinforce relationships’ with Australia and Singapore

The schools minister Nick Gibb went on a week-long trip to Australia and Singapore to “reinforce” Britain’s relationship with…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Apprenticeships a ‘fragile’ form of training, research warns

Apprenticeships may have been tipped as the future of teacher training, but new research suggests their reliance on employer…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Small private schools face £3,800 rise in Ofsted inspection fees

Some small private schools face a £3,800 hike in the fees they pay for Ofsted inspections, under changes proposed…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted wins school gender segregation appeal

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a faith school’s policy of segregating boys and girls is “unlawful” sex…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg