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iGCSE results will not be published this year

iGCSE results data will not be published this year as it is fully removed from league tables and students…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pupils’ interest in going to university falls to lowest level since 2009

The proportion of school pupils who think they will go to university has fallen to its lowest level since…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Former Birmingham governor Waseem Yaqub banned from running schools

A former governor who was banned from his school’s campus for obstructing the work of his replacements has been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Releasing SATs marking guidance ‘would increase teacher workload’, claim ministers

The government has refused to release its SATs marking guidance, claiming it would increase teachers’ workloads and increase pupil…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Confusion reigns over new rules for independent coursework reviews

Schools will have to commission independent reviews of GCSE coursework marks if pupils ask, according to new rules imposed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Candidates announced for RSC headteacher board elections

The Department for Education has today released the full list of candidates standing in the election to become a…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Funding cuts block schools from delivering mental health support

A lack of funding has led to schools not being able to set up sufficient mental health support for…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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University access gap between poor pupils and their peers widens

The gap between poor pupils and their richer peers gaining a place at university has increased, a new study…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Just 1 in 6 schools has character education plan despite £10m funding

Fewer than one in six schools have formal plans in place to build character in pupils, despite nearly £10…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Giving schools extra money only boosts attainment by a ‘fraction’, DfE study finds

Handing schools extra money only boosts the attainment of pupils by a “fraction”, a new Department for Education (DfE)…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Opportunity areas exclude regions where attainment gap grows fastest, EPI finds

The government’s ‘opportunity areas’ fail to include regions where the gap in attainment between the poorest pupils and their…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools avoid budget cuts for A-level drop-outs

Schools teaching new decoupled A-levels will avoid being hit by budget cuts if their student drops out before completing…

John Dickens
John Dickens