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Nearly a third of pupils leave primary school unable to swim

Almost a third of primary pupils left school this year unable to swim, new figures show, as a major…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy chain rapped for employing trust leaders off payroll

A government review into the Enquire Learning Trust has identified “serious weaknesses” in both its financial management and governance…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Midlands MAT handed financial notice over ‘significant failings’

A trust has been issued with a financial notice to improve after a government investigation found hundreds of thousands…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Single textbook approved for maths mastery teaching

The government has approved just one textbook as part of its £41 million maths mastery programme – falling short…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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UTCs excluded from EBacc target, but not league tables

University technical colleges and studio schools have been excluded from the government’s EBacc entry target, but the measure will still…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government presses on with non-graduate teaching apprenticeship

Ministers are pressing ahead with proposals for an apprenticeship that would allow non-graduate teaching assistants to become qualified teachers,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Private schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted reach seven-year high

The proportion of private schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted has reached a seven-year high, official statistics reveal. New Ofsted…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Smith review: Not enough capacity for maths to 18

Schools and colleges do not currently have the capacity to teach all pupils maths until they are 18, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE planning changes to Progress 8 in 2018

The Department for Education will change the methodology for its Progress 8 accountability measure in 2018, after a consultation…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Controversial superhead Liam Nolan takes the helm at new school

A controversial “superhead” who resigned from an academy trust last year after a government probe found significant financial irregularities…

Tom Mendelsohn
Tom Mendelsohn
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Rate of permanent exclusions increases for second year in a row

The proportion of pupils permanently excluded from school has risen, government data shows. Statistics released by the Department for…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Half of permanently excluded pupils have a mental illness, report finds

Half of all pupils who are permanently excluded by their school have mental health issues, though the figure is…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg