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Grammar get-out clause confirmed: selection ‘permissible’ within trusts

The government has confirmed it has a grammar school get-out clause that allows academy trusts to filter their brightest…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government cuts funding for School Direct shortage subjects

Physics and maths graduates training to be teachers under the School Direct salaried route next year could get less…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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New teacher training recruitment caps explained

New initial teacher training recruitment caps will be based on three subject categories and providers will get a grace period before being…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Phonics results rise again but writing falls behind at KS1

The government has reported a boost to year 1 phonics check results, but pupils’ writing standards are falling behind…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Corbyn: Labour will give schools £160m ‘arts pupil premium’

Labour will introduce an “arts pupil premium” to pump £160 million of extra funding into schools if it wins…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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UTC architect Lord Baker slams government over ‘narrow’ EBacc

The architect of the University Technical College (UTC) model has launched a scathing attack on the government’s “narrow” English…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Teacher severance pay cap will cost schools, warns union

Schools are facing the prospect of more costly employment tribunals after the government announced it was clamping down on…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Angela Rayner: Full text of Labour Conference 2016 speech

Conference, it is an honour for me to stand before you today as Shadow Secretary of State for Education….

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Chair of Education Funding Agency doubts all-academy and grammar plans

The chair of the Education Funding Agency’s advisory board has cast doubt on plans to convert all schools into…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour to launch childcare taskforce to ‘transform’ early years

Labour will launch a new childcare taskforce to “transform” early years education in England, Angela Rayner will announce this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Labour plans grammar schools debate after issue tops poll of members

The Labour Party conference is to hold a special debate on grammar schools and consider whether to make scrapping…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Peter Lauener bags third chief executive job – despite concerns over EFA workload

The Education Funding Agency’s top boss has been announced as the shadow chief executive of a new independent body…

John Dickens
John Dickens