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Free school championed by Gibb rated outstanding across the board

A free school championed by schools minister Nick Gibb, and whose founder has previously said she would ban Ofsted,…

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John Dickens
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Purdah is over, but it has paralysed DfE for 6 months in 2 years

The government has been affected by pre-election rules preventing civil servants from talking to the press for more than…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government urged to show it ‘has teeth’ as academy scandals stack up

The government has been urged to show it has the “teeth” to deal with people implicated in major academy…

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EEF: New trials include ban on grading pupils’ work

Four new trials have won grant funding from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), including a trial to test whether…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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‘Widening gap’ between London and rest of country in language GCSEs, warns report

A widening gap is emerging in the take-up of language GCSEs between pupils in London and the rest of…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Minister expected to oversee relationships education reform opposed same-sex marriage

The new minister expected to be in charge of reforms to sex and relationships education opposes same-sex marriage and…

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Freddie Whittaker


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2017 exams: Progress 8 driving drop in languages, and 4 more findings

Ofqual has today published figures revealing the number of entries into summer GCSE and A-level exams this year. The…

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John Dickens
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Entries to EBacc subjects peak as fewer pupils take creative subjects

Entries to EBacc subjects have increased by almost 10 per cent as entries to non-EBacc subjects have dropped. In…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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AS-level exam entries plunge by 42% after government reforms

The number of AS-levels entries has plunged as the effect of the government’s A-level overhaul starts to show. Ofqual…

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John Dickens
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Removal of iGCSEs from league tables prompts surge in English GCSE entries

The removal of iGCSEs from league tables has boosted the number of entries into English language and literature GCSEs…

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John Dickens
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Ofsted reveals plan to give schools up to 15 days’ notice of inspections

Schools could be given up to 15 days to prepare for follow-up Ofsted visits under proposed changes to new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Angela Rayner stays as shadow education secretary in Labour reshuffle

Angela Rayner will stay on as shadow education secretary, it has been announced this evening. Rayner tweeted that she…

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John Dickens