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Chief of trust under investigation attacks EFA

The leader of an academy trust under investigation by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has launched a scathing attack…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fast-track ECDL IT qualification pass rate soars by 350%

The number of pupils passing a controversial fast-track IT qualification has soared by nearly 350 per cent in just…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Capital funding delays force school to cut admissions

A school waiting for investment under the government’s flagship building programme has been forced to reduce its pupil numbers…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Private schools spend three times more on each pupil

Private schools are bumping up their fees while state school funding remains flat, widening the attainment gap between the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Watch for hidden costs when rebrokering, trust leaders warn

Trusts will face surprise costs unless they wise up to the need for extra due diligence when taking over…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academics petition education secretary over 48-hour research publication rule

Academics and journalists are mobilising to fight a government diktat which means they must now send any research based…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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The Department for Education has removed a school data webpage – but why?

The Department for Education has removed a webpage enabling the public to download performance scores for every secondary school…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Greening to reveal primary test changes ‘in coming weeks’

Justine Greening will make a new announcement about primary assessments in the next few weeks, she told delegates at…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Nearly 300 schools fall below new Progress 8 floor standard

Nearly 300 secondary schools could face government intervention after falling under the new Progress 8 floor standard in provisional…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Expanding selection could increase racial tensions, warn peers

The reintroduction of grammar schools is a “lethal” policy that could strike a “tinderbox” under divided communities, peers have warned…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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EBacc results 2016: Languages and art entries fall, while science soars

The government has released provisional key stage 4 data this morning that reveals how schools have fared in new…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Progress 8 results 2016: Key findings from the first national data release

The government has published analysis of provisional GCSE results data which shows for the first time national analysis of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker