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School sixth forms need 91% of pupils to complete A levels

School sixth forms will be expected to have 91 per cent of their pupils completing their courses, new government…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Exclusive: Government won’t release teachers’ pay report until after EU referendum

A key report from the body which recommends teachers’ pay will not be published until after the EU referendum,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Independent schools challenge twice as many exam results as state schools

Independent schools are more likely to challenge exam results than their state counterparts, Ofqual research shows. Analysis of enquiries…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pupils can bypass schools to request GCSE and A-level re-marks this summer, Ofqual announces

Individual pupils will be able to request re-marks of their GCSE and A-level exams directly, rather than having to…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Labour demands credit for controversial UTCs

The jury may be out on the success of the university technical college programme, but despite its ongoing financial…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Exam entries: AS-levels hold own despite reform, iGCSEs keep rising and finally some good EBacc news

Provisional figures for summer exam entries have been released today by qualifications watchdog Ofqual. In usual Schools Week-style, we’ve…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Weald of Kent grammar school “flouted” consultation rules over expansion bid

Nicky Morgan’s decision to allow a controversial grammar school expansion on a site nine miles away has again been…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pace of maths GCSE reforms has led to 7-day working, subject leaders warn

New maths GCSEs are being introduced too quickly and are risking a “mess”, subject leaders today warned as one…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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REACH academy chain creates third arm to sponsor 15 schools

An academy chain has been given government permission to set up a third trust to sponsor 15 schools in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools careers benchmarks are not accountability measure

Eight “benchmarks” for careers advice will form part of new statutory guidance for schools, but the academic behind them…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Financial warning for second UTC

Buckinghamshire’s university technical college has become the second of the institutions to be warned recently about its finances after…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Academy expansions – who’s been approved (Feb 2016)

Regional schools commissioners have approved nearly 20 applications for academies to up their pupil numbers or expand their age…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips