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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
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Ofsted gains 3 new non-executive directors

An academy director, retired college principal and business leader have been appointed as new non-executives for Ofsted. The new…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Nicky Morgan confirms Spielman choice for Ofsted chief inspector

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed she will press ahead with plans to appoint Amanda Spielman as chief inspector…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Fury over Spielman rejection ramped up by Morgan aide’s letter

Education heavyweights have today publicly backed Amanda Spielman to be the next Ofsted chief inspector after a cross-party group…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE multi-academy trust league tables: Who are the best and worst performers?

The Department for Education has today published its own “league tables” for multi-academy trusts, fulfilling a manifesto pledge and…

John Dickens
John Dickens