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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


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UTC applications surge after letters sent to parents

The body that runs the university technical colleges has been making bold claims about a surge in demand for…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Tributes paid to superhead Amanda Phillips who died after a fall

Tributes have been paid to the “dedicated” and “formidable” superhead Amanda Phillips who died yesterday. Phillips, chief executive of…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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IFS: Parties’ spending plans leave sixth forms with 10% less than schools

Labour’s manifesto plans will boost spending on 16 to 18 education by 8 per cent in real terms, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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South west RSC Rebecca Clark resigns to join Ark academy chain

The regional schools commissioner for the south west of England Rebecca Clark is to leave her role at the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trojan Horse: NCTL drops disciplinary case against 5 teachers

Disciplinary proceedings against five teachers caught up in the Trojan Horse scandal in Birmingham have been thrown out after…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Four in five reject Tory plan to lift faith admissions cap

Plans to lift the cap on faith-based admissions at over-subscribed free schools are opposed by four fifths of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker