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Schools minister admits Shanghai maths teachers only do ‘two lessons a day’

Teachers will not share the “luxury” of greater time for lesson planning enjoyed by their counterparts in south Asia,…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Cameron unveils 31 new free schools on last visit as PM – but details are thin

David Cameron has unveiled the latest wave of approved free school applications, in one of his final acts as…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ministers to meet with Ofsted over omission of sexism from inspection handbook

Ministers will meet with Ofsted to discuss a “cohesive response” to sexual harassment and bullying in schools after the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

31 New Free Schools: The Complete List

Prime minister David Cameron has just announced the approval of 31 new free schools, the last wave under his premiership….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Primary schools to receive £41m for Shanghai ‘mastery’ maths

Over the next four years, half of all primary schools in England will receive a share of £41 million…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Initial teacher training expert reports due today

The government is to finally publish its much-delayed reports into initial teacher training and professional development. Three expert groups…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Absence fine refunds should be refused, schools minister tells local councils

Councils should not refund parents fined for taking their children out of school, the schools minister has said, after a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Opinion

Results are in: Academy status works for the best and worst schools, but that’s about it

After years of debate over the effectiveness of academy status, the Education Policy Institute has now released data which…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Prime minister Theresa May: What does this mean for schools?

Theresa May could soon become our new prime minister after her only opponent in the Conservative leadership race Andrea…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Church of England plans 125 new free schools under ‘bold’ expansion

The number of Church of England (CofE) free schools is set to increase by more than 10-fold under new…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

PFI costs scupper Staffordshire academy takeover – despite DfE’s £1.5m deal offer

An Ofsted-rated outstanding Staffordshire academy has pulled out of taking over a struggling school because of its costly private…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Plagued free school move delayed again

A free school plagued with problems at its proposed new site next to an airfield – including asbestos and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott