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St Aldhelm’s Academy: The school that got better with walls

No school managed to go from inadequate to outstanding in the spring term, Ofsted figures published today reveal. However, published…

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Schools Week Reporter
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Politicians to discuss lack of creative arts subjects in EBacc

Politicians will discuss the lack of creative subjects in the government’s new EBacc after a drama teacher’s petition was…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Council seeks PFI safety assurances after Scottish schools closure

A council in England has sought reassurances over the safety of its PFI schools that were built by the same…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofsted inspections down by more than 50 per cent since September

Ofsted has carried out fewer than half of the number of inspections since September than it did in the…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Who got the good grades?

Fewer visits but more schools requiring improvement: Sophie Scott looks into this year’s spring term inspections   Overall grade…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Reading Council responsible for academies’ GCSE performance, Ofsted says

Ofsted has taken aim at Reading Council over GCSE results, despite the fact three quarters of secondary schools in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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School leaders back plan to help teachers with mortgage deposits

A call for help with teachers’ mortgage deposits and for closer work between schools has been backed by school…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Schools could be forced to report parents who boycott SATs

School leaders may be forced to report parents who purposely keep their children at home during this summer’s SATs,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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The key findings: Do academies get better results than local authority schools?

A new report published today has delved into the data to try and determine whether academies get better results…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools should guide pupils to engineering careers

The influence of teachers over their pupils’ career choices should be “explicitly recognised” and “actively promoted” by government in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Primary teachers should spend less time marking maths, schools told

Maths teachers should focus less on marking and more on lesson planning, the organisation that represents the subject at a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Pupils denied mental health services for insufficiently ‘complex’ conditions

Young people who miss school as a result of their mental health are being turned away from services because…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford