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Teach pupils problem-solving, not just to ‘follow instructions’, says former Blair adviser

Schools are failing to equip pupils for an “uncertain world” and should teach problem-solving skills rather than simply training…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Institute and Deloitte team up on course for academy chiefs

A new executive leadership training programme will launch later this year, the latest to pop-up in response to the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Bids for ‘multiplication check’ times-tables tests due

Contractors wishing to deliver the government’s planned “multiplication check” for primary children must get their bids in by the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted rarely flag schools’ poor mental health provision

Ofsted inspectors are identifying good mental health provision in schools more often than poor, according to exclusive analysis by…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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4 school intervention evaluations published by EEF

Last week, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published evaluations of four pieces of research. As part of an ongoing…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofqual seeks views on exam adjustments for disabled pupils

Ofqual are seeking views on the way exams are adjusted to take account of disabled students’ needs. Possible changes…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Eight new deputy directors to lead regional schools commissioner offices

The Department for Education is to appoint eight new senior civil servants to head up regional schools commissioner (RSC)…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Heads demand clarity on excluded pupils plan

A plan to make schools responsible for excluded pupils must not be delayed any further, school leaders have warned….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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DfE insists KS2 resits won’t be delayed

The government still expects to publish sample materials in December for key stage 2 SATs resits for year 7s,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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How much are academy trusts top-slicing from schools?

Multi-academy trusts top-slice a percentage of income from their schools’ budgets to fund their operational costs. That includes paying…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Theresa May tasks migration committee with teacher shortages probe

A panel of experts has been commissioned to examine whether teacher shortages could be addressed using migrants from outside…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Alternative provision school for ‘gifted’ pupils seeks riverside flat

A new alternative provision free school for 13 to 16-year-olds is calling its pupils “gifted” to shatter misconceptions about…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips