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NUT delivers ultimatum to government over strike action

The government must fund schools sufficiently, tell academies to observe national terms and conditions and promise “meaningful talks” to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Speed-read: What does the 2016 census data tell us about our schools?

School census data from January 2016 has been released by the government today. Here are the main points… 1….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More resignations leave Labour’s education team less than half full

Labour’s shadow education team has lost more than half of its members after another flurry of resignations linked to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted letter to inspectors: ‘Clamp down on gaming’

Ofsted has formally written to inspectors urging them to look out for schools entering pupils for qualifications to boost…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Nicky Morgan must run for Conservative leadership by noon on Thursday

Schools will know by noon on Thursday if education secretary Nicky Morgan is to run for the leadership of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Pat Glass: 8 facts about the new shadow education secretary

Pat Glass is the new shadow education secretary. Here are some of the things we know about her. 1….

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Nick Linford


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Pat Glass becomes shadow education secretary in Corbyn team shake-up

Former shadow education minister Pat Glass will serve as shadow education secretary following the resignation of Lucy Powell, it…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sixth-form colleges warned not to rush into multi-academy trusts

Sixth-form colleges should not rush into partnerships with schools to create all-through academy trusts, a sector leader has warned. Schools…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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EXCLUSIVE: Resignations leave AET board ‘struggling’

The boss of the country’s largest multi-academy trust has admitted it will struggle to run key committees after the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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DfE silent on pupil catch-up premium for 2016-17

Schools will continue to receive extra money to help pupils who fall behind in reading and maths, but criteria…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell resigns

Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has resigned from the Shadow Cabinet led by Jeremy Corbyn. In a letter to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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£2m ‘character education’ grant goes to military-style projects

A third of a £6 million funding pot aimed at building character in school pupils will be targeted at…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips