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EPI grammar schools report: the 7 key findings

A major piece of research by the Education Policy Institute into grammar schools and social mobility has been published…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Vote Leave campaigner and Tory donor behind Parents and Teachers for Excellence campaign

One of the two directors behind the Parent and Teachers for Excellence (PTE) movement was a key figure in the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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University free school plan ‘insulting’ to teachers, says Oxford boss

Asking universities to set up free schools is “insulting” to teachers and heads, the vice-chancellor of the University of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academic calls for return of the classics in all schools

Latin and classics should be taught “in every primary school” with ancient Greek added at secondary level, says a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pro-academy campaign group launched by ‘superhead’ Rachel De Souza – but funders remain anonymous

A line-up of education reformers – including a former adviser to David Cameron – have joined forces to launch a…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Make schools commissioners independent, demands think-tank

Responsibility for academy brokering and accountability should be taken away from the government and placed with a new independent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Rebrokered academies given 3-year Ofsted grace period

Rebrokered academies will be classed as “new schools” and entitled to a three-year grace period from Ofsted inspectors. The…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Private sector support for state schools – will it work?

Private schools and universities will be pushed into sponsoring schools to haul up standards in the state sector, despite…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Grammar school expansion threatens comprehensives’ pupil premium budgets

Proposals in the green paper for grammar schools to admit more pupils from low-income families will suck out cash…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Top DfE advisor says consultations are never a ‘sham’

Use evidence and examples and avoid insulting ministers or writing “a diatribe” if you want to get yourself heard…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Former Gove advisor wants to defeat ‘garbage’ grammar schools policy

This was not your usual anti-government opposition. “How do we defeat this pile of garbage in parliament?” Sam Freedman,…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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77 new free schools: The complete list

Justine Greening has today announced the approval of 77 new free schools. For the full story, follow here. Below…

John Dickens
John Dickens