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‘Confusion’ over grammar school expansion plans

A London MP is “confused” after a grammar school denied multiple reports in the press that it had plans…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted: Small private school leaders don’t know how to improve teaching

Small private schools are not failing Ofsted inspections because they refuse to teach British values, as the media has…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Government has 68 days to stop universal credit roll-out ‘poisoning’ January school census

School census data showing how many pupils are on free school meals will be “useless” for the next seven…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Former education secretary launches programme for pupils in care

The former education secretary Ruth Kelly has launched a tutoring programme to improve the “terrible” exam results of pupils…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE swerves new Scottish safeguarding policy

The government has “no plans” to replicate a Scottish safeguarding scheme that nominates someone to support every school-age child,…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Isle of Wight to consult on shorter summer holidays

The Isle of Wight will launch a major consultation into shortening school summer holidays, a move that has been…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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New GCSE remark rules cause headache for heads

A new rule requiring schools to seek permission from pupils before submitting their GCSE exams for re-marking is causing…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Universal credit: an impending ‘disaster’ for FSM pupils

The government has yet to decide how the universal credit benefits system will interact with free school meals, and…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Who topped the annual Regional Schools Commissioner League Tables?

The government has released the latest data showing the performance of the regional school commissioners in their second year…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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New research casts doubt on impact of teacher peer observations

The effectiveness of teacher peer observations is in doubt, after a £1.2 million study at 82 schools found they…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Improve teacher education to help SEND pupils, research says

Teacher education must “urgently” be upgraded to improve learning for pupils with special education needs and disabilities (SEND), new research…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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SEND pupils ‘pushed out’ of mainstream schools, new data shows

More pupils with statements of special educational needs or education health and care plans (EHCPs) are increasingly being “pushed…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg