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Conservatives promise new routes to becoming a teacher

Schools could get additional funding to train their teaching assistants up to degree level using a new apprenticeship route…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Political visits in schools can be ruled unlawful

Schools that host campaign visits from politicians risk breaking the law or charity rules if they don’t act with…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Exam board apologises over Romeo & Juliet gaffe in GCSE English exam

A mistake in a GCSE English literature paper will not put pupils at a disadvantage, the exam board OCR…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Tory manifesto pledge is for only 17 extra free schools

A commitment by the Conservative party to build 100 new free schools a year if it wins the general…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hackers steal Edmodo users’ details

Personal details belonging to millions of teachers, pupils and parents who use Edmodo, the ‘Facebook for schools’ application, are…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Tutor agency claims it has found a term-time holiday ‘loophole’

A private tutoring firm claims that it has found a loophole for parents wanting to take their children on…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Investigation: DfE ‘hid’ damaging Lord Nash academy cost emails

The Department for Education has attempted to hide internal emails showing Lord Nash’s intention to massage the presentation of…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Think tanks reveal true costs of election manifesto pledges

The education manifesto pledges of political parties have come under the microscope by two thinks tanks today. The Education…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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IPPR report calls for UTC changes

Ailing university technical colleges should be converted into 16-19 colleges, with all studio schools joining multi-academy trusts to stave…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DRET appoints new CEO, with sponsor David Ross installed as chair

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has appointed a new chief executive, with the trust’s sponsor taking on the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools urged to remind staff of ’emergency plans’ after Manchester bomb scare

Schools have been reminded to keep staff up-to-date with procedures in their individual plans for emergencies after a school…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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UKIP pledges to open new grammar school ‘in every town’

UKIP has pledged to open a grammar school “in every town” after launching its general election 2017 manifesto today….

John Dickens
John Dickens