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Texting parents about their child’s homework deadlines boosts maths results, new report finds

Texting parents about upcoming tests and homework deadlines can boost secondary school pupils’ maths results by an extra month…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Justine Greening ‘cheerful and upbeat’ as she tells staff of education vision

The new education secretary Justine Greening has revealed she wants the beefed-up Department for Education (DfE) to be “the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Department for Education takes on skills and universities in expanded remit

The Department for Education will take on responsibility for higher education and skills in a massive expansion of its remit,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Justine Greening: 9 facts about the new education secretary

Justine Greening has been announced as the new education secretary, in Theresa May’s first cabinet line-up. Here is what…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Justine Greening announced as new education secretary

Justine Greening is the new secretary of state for education, replacing Nicky Morgan who has served in the role…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Nicky Morgan sacked as education secretary in Theresa May cabinet reshuffle

Nicky Morgan has been sacked from the Department for Education after two years as its secretary of state. She tweeted this…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Top chief executives reveal what makes a successful academy trust

Chief executives of the country’s top-performing academy chains have revealed their secrets of success, which include having a strong…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Morgan slaps down commissioner who told council not to talk to academies

Nicky Morgan has overruled one of her regional schools commissioners who told a council boss not to meet with…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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MAT inquiry: Academy trust CEOs give evidence to education committee

The parliamentary education committee heard today from eight witnesses about multi-academy trusts (MATs) and their role, size, governance and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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‘Disaster’ SATs results will have ‘serious consequences’ for schools, warns Labour

The government will use the results of controversial new key stage 2 SATs tests to identify underperforming schools, Labour has warned….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Nick Timothy leaves New Schools Network for Number 10 role

Theresa May’s leadership campaign manager Nick Timothy has been released from his director role at the New Schools Network…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Who becomes a teacher? 7 surprising facts about teacher training applications

Children of police officers, electricians and teachers are the most likely to train to become teachers – while people…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott