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Ofsted text scam warning

Ofsted has warned the education community to be vigilant after a childminder was targeted by fraudsters in a text scam….

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John Dickens
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Just 30 refugee children resettled in UK before start of term

Schools have been urged to develop a “different approach” to teaching refugee children after it emerged hundreds are still…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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League tables 2016: How your school will be judged

The government has this morning published details of what data schools will be judged on in this year’s league…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Free school bid changes pave way for more studio schools – despite spate of closures

New rules governing the opening of free schools could pave the way for more studio schools, it has been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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University access gap between state and independent schools widens

The gap between the proportion of state school pupils going to university and their independent school peers has widened…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Council considers ditching polling station role for school in deprived town

A council will review its use of an infant school in one of the country’s most deprived areas as…

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John Dickens


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Deprivation study finds grammars, faith and primary free schools ‘biased’ against poor pupils

Grammar schools and free schools may be exacerbating social segregation, new research released today shows. Analysis of the deprivation…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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MP relaunches compulsory PSHE bid as police boss calls for education to tackle child abuse

A new bid to force the government to make personal, social and health education (PSHE) compulsory in schools has been…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Flagship free school trio found guilty of defrauding Department for Education

The principal, financial director and teacher at a flagship free school have been found guilty of defrauding the Department…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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New online portal will offer schools free access to thousands of marked exams

Schools will be able to download all marked Edexcel GCSE and A-level exam scripts for free from next year in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fears of ‘free-for-all’ as government opens up free school bid criteria

New free schools will be allowed to open if their proposers can demonstrate a “social need” or “significant demand”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Finances of collapsed academy chain Lilac Sky under scrutiny as founders eye new free school

The financial management of a collapsed academy chain is being scrutinised by the government after it stepped in to block…

John Dickens
John Dickens