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25 free schools delayed each year

Nearly 25 free schools have delayed opening every year for the past three years, show figures released to Schools…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Rochford Review: Experts praise ‘brave’ proposals for new SEN assessment

The Rochford Review has finally published a list of 10 recommendations for the statutory assessment of pupils with special…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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The 7 schools doing REALLY well on Progress 8

High-quality homework and tireless teachers are behind the soaring success of outlier schools leading the way in new Progress…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy sponsors owe £13m in pledged funding

Nearly £13 million in pledged capital funding is still owed to the government by eight academy sponsors, with two…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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DfE refuses to release pupil nationality data agreement

The government has refused to release a new agreement that prevents the Department for Education from passing pupil nationality…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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David Carter: The weakest academies will be supported not ‘shamed’

The country’s 100 weakest academies will be singled out for increased government scrutiny from January as the schools commissioner…

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John Dickens


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Greening wants trainee teachers to experience more school placements

School Direct teacher training “needs to be longer” if trainees are to get the experience across different schools that…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Charity Commission finally publishes Durand investigation

The contract between a firm owned by Sir Greg Martin and the leisure centre linked to the school he…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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EEF hands out £1m for second pilot of controversial philosophy programme

A philosophy programme that claims to improve reading and maths skills for pupils as young as nine has been…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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PE and RE teachers are least effective superheads, new study reveals

Heads who taught PE or RE before leading failing academies are more likely to adopt a damaging “short-termist” approach…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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More pupils achieve ‘good development’, and 6 other findings from reception assessment data

The percentage of five-year-olds reaching a “good level of development” at the end of reception has increased, according to…

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John Dickens
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Government u-turns on year 7 resit manifesto pledge

The government has u-turned on a manifesto pledge that all children who do not achieve a level 4 in…

John Dickens
John Dickens