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Exam board deal saves language GCSEs and A levels, but Dutch and Persian face the axe

Endangered GCSEs and A levels in languages including Panjabi, Portuguese and Japanese have been saved after a deal was…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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10 key findings from the DfE’s accounts: Bonuses, data breaches and lots more pay-offs

The Department for Education (finally) published its annual accounts yesterday. As expected, it wasn’t good news. The government’s spending…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NAHT: Compulsory PSHE would protect teachers from accusations of ‘brainwashing’

Personal, social, health and economics education (PSHE) should be compulsory in schools to protect teachers from accusations of hidden…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Scrap KS1 spelling and grammar test following paper leak, heads urge government

Schools should be “freed from the obligation” of running this year’s key stage 1 spelling, grammar and punctuation test…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE writes off £10m losses on free schools and academies

The Department for Education (DfE) has written off nearly £10 million as losses soar under the expansion of its…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government inquiry launched as primary test leaked online

Material to be used in the new primary school assessments has been accidentally released online by the government agency…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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DfE accounts lack ‘truth and fairness’ says finance watchdog

The Department for Education’s financial statements lack “truth and fairness” according to the government’s audit watchdog. The department (DfE)…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ex-Cabinet Office official Jonathan Slater is new Department for Education permanent secretary

Jonathan Slater, a senior Cabinet Office official who has also worked in the Ministries of Justice and Defence, has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Advice for schools on helping fasting Muslim pupils through Ramadan

School pupils fasting for Ramadan should have access to quiet resting space, cooler classrooms and room for prayer near…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Parliamentary inquiry launched into sexual harassment in schools

A quarter of young people have been pressured into sexting and having sex, while one in five says they…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Church agrees new academies plan with government

The government has today published an agreement governing the way churches and the Department for Education (DfE) will work…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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PFI repayments ‘hold back’ academy conversion

Nicky Morgan has been asked to intervene in a row over a proposed hike in private finance initiative (PFI)…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips