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A-levels 2017: Top grades rise for the first time in 7 years

The proportion of pupils getting top grades at A-level in England has risen for the first time since 2010….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exam results, News

A-levels 2017: 4 Key Trends From The National Data

A-level results are out! Here’s what we know…   1. Overall performance in England The proportion of A* and…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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New ‘careers leader’ apprenticeship for school staff proposed

Middle leaders in schools could be trained to deliver careers advice through a proposed new apprenticeship. The teacher training…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Headteachers struggling to find time for training

Headteachers are missing out on training opportunities because of funding shortages and heavy workloads, according to research commissioned by…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

We won’t know if opportunity areas have worked until at least 2021

The government won’t be able to gauge the impact of a £72 million project to boost social mobility in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School pupils move into three former UTC sites

Three former University Technical College sites will become schools next month after closing their doors earlier this year. UTCs…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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High Court ruling threatens Ofsted’s ability to publish negative reports

Schools receiving negative Ofsted reports are now more likely to attempt to block them, solicitors have warned in the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Judge: Durand management may have taken ‘eye off the ball’ over EFA squabble

Management at the under-fire Durand Academy may have taken its eyes “off the ball” due to an ongoing conflict…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A-level maths is more useful for top university places than private school

Taking maths at A-level is more helpful for landing a place at a Russell Group university than studying at…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Boys’ A-level performance set to rise this year, predicts academic

This year’s A-level results are expected to show a surge in performance among boys, despite a fall in top…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Academy trust fights on to pick its own feeder schools

A multi-academy trust will keep fighting to give pupils who attended its own primaries priority admission to its flagship…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England and Wales from September 2017

The new teacher and school leadership pay rates for 2017-18 have been confirmed by the Department for Education. Last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker