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Academy trust CEOs reject ‘centres of excellence’ proposal

Multi-academy trusts have snubbed government proposals allowing them to move their most able pupils into a “centre of excellence”….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Durand Academy Trust refuses to cut ties with controversial former executive head

An academy trust has vowed to fight ministers all the way to court after defying government orders to sever…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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UTCs soak up lower ability pupils, research suggests

New research suggests that the government’s flagship 14-19 technical schools have become a dumping ground for lower-ability pupils, raising…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Unlikely allies gather in opposition to grammar schools

What do Jeremy Corbyn, Nicky Morgan, the Trades Union Congress, Sir Michael Wilshaw and the Scottish National Party have…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government ‘taking forward’ academies white paper, Greening confirms

The government remains committed to the idea of all schools becoming academies and is “pulling together” legislation to enact…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupil database changes made ‘without debate’

The government is facing calls to release details of the panel that approved plans for schools to gather data…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Justine Greening’s first education select committee: 4 things we learned

Justine Greening, the new education secretary, has faced her first grilling from MPs on the education select committee this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teachers ‘almost unanimously’ reject grammar school proposals

Teachers are “almost unanimous” in rejecting government proposals to lift the ban on new grammar schools, according to research…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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‘Difficult to disentangle’ if teaching is improving, admits Ofqual boss

The exams watchdog Ofqual is struggling to link school exam results to teaching quality, its chief regulator has admitted….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Cross-party MPs: Give schools legal duty to tackle sexual harassment

Schools should be legally required to tackle sexual harassment and sexual violence and inspected on their effectiveness in this area,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Backlash over ‘schools that work for everyone’ as grammar plan title

The government is facing a backlash after giving its green paper the title “schools that work for everyone” –…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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May’s grammar challenge revealed as Conservative MPs voice fears

The true extent of the opposition faced by the government over its plans to allow new grammar schools to open has been revealed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker