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Bright Tribe investigation reveals chain breached rules – but will not face notice to improve

An investigation into a “top-performing” academy trust given government cash to drive up standards in northern schools has revealed…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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The 8 most important findings from the government’s new-look academies report

The Education Committee has today published a “dry run” of how the Department for Education plans to report finances…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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One in ten secondary schools set to be labelled as “coasting”

More than 800 schools face being labelled as coasting, official figures published today have revealed – with one in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Primary test leak report warns of future errors

An investigation into the Standards and Testing Agency following the leak of test papers online has found resource constraints…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE doesn’t know which interventions are ‘value for money’, education secretary says

Justine Greening failed to mention grammar schools in her speech today, given as the schools minister was grilled on…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Grammar schools could lose selective status for missing poor pupils target

Existing grammar schools could lose their selective status or have funding limited if they don’t admit more pupils from…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Ofsted ordered to amend report claiming gender segregation broke law

A school has lost its High Court challenge to overturn an Ofsted report placing it in “special measures”, although…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Tutor-proof 11-plus test is ‘Holy Grail’, claims minister

The establishment of a tutor-proof 11-plus test is the ‘Holy Grail’ for grammar schools, Nick Gibb has claimed. The…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Comprehensive heads reject grammar schools plan

Opposition to the government’s grammar schools plan is building among headteachers in both selective and non-selective areas on the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Campaign demands support for speaking skills after teachers describe training ‘barriers’

A campaign calling for greater emphasis on the development of spoken communication skills in schools has been launched after…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School ICT costs rise as pound plummets post-Brexit

Schools are facing hikes of more than 10 per cent in their ICT costs after tech giants say post-Brexit…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Unpaid DfE coaching scheme for women teachers criticised as ‘tick-box exercise’

A government scheme to encourage more women to become school leaders has been dubbed a “tick-box exercise” by those…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg