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Schools to foot bill as councils top-slice apprenticeship levy

Schools across England are being told by councils that they must foot the bill for the government’s apprenticeship levy,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools lack guidance on how to handle pupil exclusions

Guidance on pupil exclusions originally published in December 2014 and set for implementation in January 2015 was pulled from…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Thanks? No thanks: Why only 1 teacher received a thank you letter from the education secretary

The government has written one thank-you letter to a retired teacher in the past four years, despite launching a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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School admissions watchdog rejects ‘Catholic certificate’

The school admissions watchdog has ruled that a new certificate used to confirm a pupil is from a “practising…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Barton succeeds in challenge for ASCL post

School leaders face a landmark decision that will shape the future direction of their union as either a professional…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Progress 8 scores could fall after ECDL grade recalibration

Schools that enter large numbers of pupils into a fast-track ICT qualification could see Progress 8 scores drop if…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


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Revealed: How All-Party Parliamentary Groups influence education policy

Beginning this week, Schools Week is revealing its first investigation into all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs), uncovering how they influence…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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High and low attainers do worst in fully selective areas, new data reveals

Pupils with low and high prior attainment are less likely to pass five GCSEs in fully selective areas, a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gaming app claims to help children’s cognitive self-regulation

A mobile phone app that encourages parents to play games at home with their children shows promise in closing the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Heads report ‘bleak picture’ and no improvement in teacher recruitment for third year

There has been no improvement in teacher supply in schools for a third consecutive, according to headteachers, who have…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Famed ‘turnaround’ Perry Beeches academy rated inadequate, Ofsted leak reveals

The flagship academy of a scandal-hit trust previously lauded by Prime Minister David Cameron has been rated as inadequate,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Sir Michael Barber to leave Pearson in 2017

The leading educationalist Sir Michael Barber is to step down from his role as chief education adviser to Pearson,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker