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European free school nervously awaits Morgan exam approval

The country’s only European-branded state school is at risk of not being able to offer its flagship qualification following…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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The next micro:bit? BBC launches primary science education campaign 2017

The BBC’s next flagship education campaign will be based around a series of mass participation science experiments for primary…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Schools must report EAL data differently from September – are you ready?

From September, schools will need to inform the government of each child’s country of birth, nationality and their level…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Character education awards 2016: Who are the winners and why were they picked?

The government has unveiled the winners of this year’s character education awards. Nine regional awards worth £15,000 and one national award…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Skills shake-up won’t stop schools offering A-levels and BTECs

A planned overhaul of post-16 education won’t stop schools offering A-levels and vocational courses like BTECs together, the author…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual defers allowing pupils to bypass schools for exam re-marks

Ofqual has put back a decision on allowing pupils to ask for re-marks of their GCSE and A-level exams,…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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DfE school land company plans finalised

The Department for Education (DfE) has finalised the formation of an “arm’s length” private company to buy and develop…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Headteachers Roundtable to draft alternative white paper

An influential group of leading headteachers has launched a think tank to crowdsource an alternative white paper that focuses…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Executive Headteachers: what’s in a name?

The government does not know how many executive headteachers are actually working in academies, a new report has claimed,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Birmingham schools still at risk of extremist ‘destabilisation’, says Sir Michael Wilshaw

Schools at the centre of the “Trojan Horse” investigations are now “much safer” but are still at risk of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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DfE heading for £180m overspend in Priority School Building Programme, report reveals

The government is heading for an £180 million overspend on just one phase of a major school rebuilding project…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Gove eliminated from Conservative party leadership contest

Former education secretary Michael Gove has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership race today. Gove, backed by education secretary…

John Dickens
John Dickens