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Critics attack plans for school mindfulness trials

Mindfulness and relaxation are to be taught in schools as part of a government trial to combat teenage anxiety…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Half of UTCs now rated ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’

More than half of university technical colleges (UTC) visited by Ofsted have been rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement” compared…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Private school closes 9 days early for Easter due to cashflow issues

A private school bought by the founder of a collapsed academy chain has told parents it will close more…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pupils moved in GCSE year from maintained schools as much as MATs

In some schools, 10 per cent of pupils leave before their GCSEs. Headteachers blame transient populations; academy critics say…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Revealed: RSC offered academy trust a deal to limit ‘reputational damage’

A schools commissioner offered a troubled academy trust a “sweetheart deal” to quietly shift its schools to avoid information…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy CEO pay: Salaries soar, but who comes out on top?

Our annual analysis of chief executive pay in the largest academy chains once again reveals a huge disparity in…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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EPI report: National Funding Formula shifts cash away from poorest schools, and 5 other findings

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has today published the first comprehensive review of the consequences of the government’s national…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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A-level attainment gap revealed in new ‘disadvantage’ measure

Schools and colleges will be measured on the results of their poorest pupils under a new “disadvantage” league table…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofsted email scam asks people to ‘confirm’ Paypal details

Ofsted has warned the schools community to be vigilant over phishing emails purporting to be from the organisation. The…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Free school A-level dropouts among highest, and 3 more findings from 16-18 league tables

The Department for Education has today published an analysis of two headline measures in the new 16-18 league tables….

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Senior figures resign at David Ross Education Trust – including David Blunkett

Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as chair of the David Ross Education Trust, one of England’s largest…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar schools: Tories could delay vote on ban until after 2020 election

A vote to lift the 19-year ban on new grammar schools could be postponed until after the next election…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker