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The 6 Most Important Things In Today’s OECD Briefing

The OECD has published its annual education at a glance report, which compares various education statistics between its 35 member countries….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Full education select committee line-up confirmed

The full membership of the House of Commons education committee has been confirmed. Five Conservative MPs, five Labour MPs…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE can’t prove teacher recruitment and retention efforts are working

The government cannot prove its efforts to boost teacher retention and quality are having a positive impact or achieving…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted lodges last-minute appeal against High Court’s Durand Academy ruling

Ofsted has launched a last-minute attempt to overturn a High Court decision to strike off its damning report into the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted’s Spielman examines book scrutiny in inspections

Ofsted is considering a new approach to book scrutiny, in which off-site inspectors will look at scanned versions of…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Minister slams academics who won’t engage with researchED

Schools minister Nick Gibb has slammed academics refusing to engage with researchED, an international project that aims to make…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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56 learning projects win £20m from new schools fund

Fifty-six learning projects will receive £20 million in the first round of grants from the government’s new Strategic School…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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MP accuses government of breaking promises on school uniform costs

An MP has blasted the government in Parliament over the unreasonable price of school uniforms, accusing it of breaking…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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WCAT to give away all 21 of its schools

The Wakefield City Academies Trust is giving up all 21 of its schools, shocking staff, parents and pupils as…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Councils pressured to place children in boarding schools instead of care

The government will lean on “reluctant” councils to place vulnerable children in boarding schools instead of costly residential care,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Five new UTCs open after a spate of closures over the summer

Five new university technical colleges (UTCs) have opened their doors this month, including one that was so popular it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Poor pupils eschew music and sports clubs for more core tuition

Poorer pupils are missing out on music and sports clubs because they have to spend more time trying to…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney