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Labour would ‘restore’ local education authorities & ‘fully-fund’ schools

A Labour government will “restore the role of the local education authority”, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NUT preps for legal action against ‘grammar streams’

The National Union of Teachers has written to several schools and multi academy trusts running ?’grammar streams’ as it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ethnic minority teachers given less challenging responsibilities because of their skin colour, research finds

Racism is “not discussed enough in schools”, a union leader has claimed, after new research found Black, Asian and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Greening: Schools will not need to track ‘ordinary working families’

Schools will not have to identify which pupils come from “ordinary working families”, Justine Greening has confirmed. The education…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Greening defends grammars in speech about ‘ordinary working class’ children

The education secretary Justine Greening will today defend grammar schools in a major speech, claiming that selective schools already…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government consults on definition of ‘ordinary working families’

The Department for Education has launched a consultation on proposals to officially label some pupils as coming from “ordinary…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Don’t risk children’s potential with grammar school expansion, Bousted warns

Justine Greening risks squandering the “talents and potential” of children and condemning them to a sense of self “undermined…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Thousands of examiners’ personal details stolen in AQA cyber-attack

Tens of thousands of examiners have had their personal details hacked after the exam board AQA was victim to…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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ATL votes to explore boycott of primary tests

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has voted to explore a boycott of all primary assessment, despite the government’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar school among sponsors for 111 new free schools

The education secretary Justine Greening has approved 111 new free schools, including one sponsored by a grammar school and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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111 new free schools: The complete list

Justine Greening has today announced the approval of 111 new free schools. For the full story, click here. Below is…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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REAch2’s spin-off academy trust renamed Astrea

A spin-off academy trust of one of the country’s largest chains has changed its name and appointed new members…

John Dickens
John Dickens