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Government ‘propping up’ free schools with loans

The government has been accused of propping up under-subscribed free schools with “interest-free loans”, while academies and council schools…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Film company targets ‘grammar teachers’ in recruitment video

Grammar school teachers are being singled out to feature in a “government-led” TV campaign, although the Department for Education…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Government makes SATs an easier ride after ‘fiasco’ last year

The government has simplified questions in this year’s primary SATs after reports that last year’s tests left pupils in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Home Office doesn’t know how many foreign teachers face deportation under new £35k salary rules

Officials are unable to say how many foreign teachers face deportation under new immigration rules that require them to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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A UTC that outsourced teaching says government knew about deal

A specialist vocational school that outsourced its teaching has been handed a financial notice to improve, although it says…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Where will the next wave of free schools be? We still don’t know…

Free school applicants claim they have been “left in the dark” by the delay in announcing the latest successful…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Six more schools unveiled as research hubs – taking total to 11

Schools in Southport, Suffolk, London, County Durham, Hertfordshire and West Sussex will receive a share of £1.2 million to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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English A-level applications drop 35% due to new ‘harder’ GCSEs

Schools and colleges are bracing themselves for a “significant” drop in English and maths A-level entries this year as…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Long-awaited DfE board minutes ‘fail to set example’ on transparency

The Department for Education (DfE) has been accused of “failing to lead by example” on school transparency after publishing…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Half of heads unaware of National Reference Test, and 5 more findings from Ofqual perception data

The exams regulator Ofqual has today released the results of its annual survey on the perception of GCSEs, A-levels,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted launches official ‘good’ logo in policy U-turn

Ofsted has launched a new “good” logo for schools to display on their websites and in literature – just…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Union boss backs Corbyn’s free meals policy, but demands more school funding

The leader of England’s largest teachers’ union has backed plans by the Labour Party to give free school meals…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker