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Bookies predict education MPs heading back to parliament

Most of the politicians who had the top education jobs in the last parliament look set to return as…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Catholic Church backs down on faith ‘certificate’ court challenge

The Catholic Church has backed down on its plans to take the government to court over faith pupils, and…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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One in five schools face disruption as voters go to the polls

One in five of England’s schools are expected to experience disruption or closure today as the country goes to the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NHS groups backtrack on proposals to restrict autism diagnoses

NHS commissioners have backtracked on proposals to diagnose children with autism only if they also have a mental health…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Accounts reveal shocking financial mismanagement at defunct academy trust

A new report has exposed how an academy trust under investigation by the government has repeatedly breached finance rules…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Sponsored: NUT school cuts campaign video goes viral

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has seen a huge response to its campaign that reveals the full scale of possible…

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Schools Week Reporter


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Death of 4-year-old boy prompts calls for review of schools’ absence approach

A coroner has told ministers to take action on the systems schools use to deal with unexpected absences, following the death…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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2017 scaled scores for key stage 1 tests published

The Department for Education has released the marks pupils needed in last month’s key stage 1 tests to achieve…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Oasis academy trust denies encouraging parents to ‘home educate’ disruptive pupils

Twice the number of pupils at an Oasis academy have been “home educated” since the start of the year…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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University technical colleges plan to switch recruitment age to 13

University technical colleges across the country are planning to recruit pupils a year before their standard 14 starting age…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Education now third most important election issue

Parents consider education to be the third most important issue in the general election campaign and say it will…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Breakfast confusion continues as Greening suggests only 1 in 5 pupils will benefit

Confusion continues over the Conservatives’ plan to offer free breakfasts to primary school pupils after Justine Greening said the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker